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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-2910 json

Buffer overflow in the DXTTextOutEffect ActiveX control (aka the Text-Effect DXT Filter), as distributed in TextOut.dll 6.0.18.1 and mvtext…

published 2008-06-30 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-2903

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.3%
EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the DXTTextOutEffect ActiveX control (aka the Text-Effect DXT Filter), as distributed in TextOut.dll 6.0.18.1 and mvtextout.dll, in muvee autoProducer 6.0 and 6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FontSetting property value.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-5793)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-5793 muvee autoProducer 6.1 - 'TextOut.dll' ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2008-06-12
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29693 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

Sources

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