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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-6898 in the critical feed json

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…

published 2009-08-05 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6858

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
31.7%
EPSS 31.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/sascam_get)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

31.74% 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/fileformat/sascam_get SasCam Webcam Server v.2.6.5 Get() Method Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, low rank, 2008-12-29
  • EDB-16641 SasCam Webcam Server 2.6.5 - 'Get()' Method Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-09-25
  • EDB-14195 SasCam WebCam Server 2.6.5 - ActiveX Overwrite (SEH) remote, 2010-07-03
  • EDB-7617 SasCam WebCam Server 2.6.5 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2008-12-29
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33053 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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