CVE-2008-5159

Published: Nov 18, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189

10.0CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Integer overflow in the remote administration protocol processing in Client Software WinCom LPD Total 3.0.2.623 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large string length argument, which triggers memory corruption.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

clientsoftware

commercialaka wincom mpd total, wincome mpd total

wincome mpd totalMixed

Consumer Software / media-player

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://aluigi.org/adv/wincomalpd-adv.txt

aluigi.org

http://aluigi.org/poc/wincomalpd.zip

aluigi.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28763

secunia.com

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