CVE-2008-5711
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5711- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5711- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5682 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5682- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f32r-fgjh-cm3q No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier...
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.
- Record
GHSA-f32r-fgjh-cm3q- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Facebook Photo Uploader 4 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| Exploit-DB | FaceBook PhotoUploader - 'ImageUploader4.ocx 4.5.57.0' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2008-02-03 |
| Exploit-DB | FaceBook PhotoUploader 5.0.14.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2008-02-12 |
| Metasploit | Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow | 2008-01-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5711 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Facebook Photouploader, published December 24, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.