CVE-2008-5756
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause...
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5756- 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
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5726 No score
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5726- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-83gg-hw83-97hx No score
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause...
Buffer overflow in BreakPoint Software Hex Workshop 5.1.4 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long mapping reference in a Color Mapping (.cmap) file.
- Record
GHSA-83gg-hw83-97hx- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Hex Workshop 5.1.4 - Color Mapping File Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-12-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5756 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Bpsoft Hex Workshop, published December 30, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.50%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.