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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2008-5691 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Phoenician Casino FlashAX ActiveX control 1.0.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…

published 2008-12-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5662

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.7%
EPSS 9.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Phoenician Casino FlashAX ActiveX control 1.0.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetID method.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7505)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7505 Phoenician Casino FlashAX - ActiveX Remote Code Execution remote, 2008-12-17

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

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.