CVE-2008-4771
Stack-based buffer overflow in VATDecoder.VatCtrl.1 ActiveX control in (1) 4xem VatCtrl Class (VATDecoder.dll 1.0.0.27 and 1.0.0.51), (2)…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 7.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VATDecoder.VatCtrl.1 ActiveX control in (1) 4xem VatCtrl Class (VATDecoder.dll 1.0.0.27 and 1.0.0.51), (2) D-Link MPEG4 SHM Audio Control (VAPGDecoder.dll 1.7.0.5), (3) Vivotek RTSP MPEG4 SP Control (RtspVapgDecoderNew.dll 2.0.0.39), and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Url property. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
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Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- D-Link MPEG4 SHM Audio Control - 'VAPGDecoder.dll 1.7.0.5' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5193remote, windowspublished 26 Feb 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 5193 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.1% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References14
- 29145 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- vivotek-rtspvapgdecodernew-activex-bo(40867) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 43007 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 29131 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29146 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 4xem-vatdecoder-activex-bo(40864) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0685 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 28010 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- dlink-vapgdecoder-activex-bo(40863) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 42378 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 5193 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0686 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 4517 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-4751 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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