Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-5711

RCE

Title: Facebook Photouploader RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2008-5711

CWE Category CWE-119

Published Date Dec 24, 2008

Modified Date Apr 09, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 9.3 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

55.68%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-5711: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileMask property value.

Impacted Vendors

facebook 1

Reference Links

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4805 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27756 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5102 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4805 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27756 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5102

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

9.3

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-5711 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16505

View Code

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5049

View Code

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5102

View Code

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 24, 2008 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.