Intrusion PreventionVeryPDF.PDFView.OpenPDF.Method.ActiveX.Control.Access
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a buffer-overflow vulnerability in VeryPDF PDFView.
This issue is caused by a program error that leads to a buffer overflow in the ActiveX control. The overflow occurs when processing an overly long argument passed to the "OpenPDF" method. An attacker may exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
VeryPDF PDFView
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Currently we are not aware of any vendor supplied patch for this issue.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 16547 |
| Created | Nov 27, 2008 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2008-5492 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 88.54% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |