CVE-2008-5409
Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet…
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Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet Security 8.5, and (3) Software602 Groupware Server 6.0.08.1118 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, possibly related to included compressed streams that were processed with the ASCIIHexDecode filter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 7178 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
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)
- 11.1% · top 4.0% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 32789 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 27805 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50205 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 7178 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 50103 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 32396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- bitdefender-pdf-dos(46750) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32814 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 50010 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-BitDefenderDOS.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
- 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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