Stack-based buffer overflow in the Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control in CTSUEng.ocx allows remote attackers to execute ar…

published 2008-05-29 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0962

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 41.2%; EPSS 41.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control in CTSUEng.ocx allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long CacheFolder property value.

Timeline

2008-05-27 First public exploit (EDB-5681)
2008-05-29 Published

Exploit prediction

41.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/creative_software_cachefolder Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2008-05-28
EDB-16539 Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
EDB-5681 Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine - ActiveX Stack Overflow remote, 2008-05-27

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/5681
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/30403
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1668
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42673
vdb-entry
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/501843
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
securityfocus.com /bid/29391
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-0955
NVD CVE-2008-0955

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Summary