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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-5711 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2008-12-24 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5682

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
32.7%
EPSS 32.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileMask property value.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/facebook_extractiptc)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

32.70% 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/facebook_extractiptc Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2008-01-31
  • EDB-16505 Facebook Photo Uploader 4 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
  • EDB-5102 FaceBook PhotoUploader 5.0.14.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2008-02-12
  • EDB-5049 FaceBook PhotoUploader - 'ImageUploader4.ocx 4.5.57.0' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2008-02-03

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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