CVE-2008-6898
Buffer overflow in the XHTTP Module 4.1.0.0 in the ActiveX control for SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 31.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in the XHTTP Module 4.1.0.0 in the ActiveX control for SaschArt SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the Get method and other unspecified methods.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits6
Metasploit modules1 module
- SasCam Webcam Server v.2.6.5 Get() Method Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/sascam_getRank lowdisclosed 29 Dec 2008
Exploit-DB3 entries
- SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 - 'Get()' Method Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16641remote, windowspublished 25 Sept 2010Verified
- SasCam WebCam Server 2.6.5 - ActiveX Overwrite (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14195remote, windowspublished 3 Jul 2010Verified
- SasCam WebCam Server 2.6.5 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7617remote, windowspublished 29 Dec 2008Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 14195 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7617 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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)
- 31.7% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (9 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
4
- sascam-webcamserver-bo(47654) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33053 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 14195 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 7617 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_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-2008-6858 (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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