CVE-2008-5492
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-5492- 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 PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-5492- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5469 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5469- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c9fc-7g3q-ghwm No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1 ActiveX control in pdfview.ocx 2.0.0.1 in VeryDOC PDF Viewer OCX Control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the OpenPDF method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-c9fc-7g3q-ghwm- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | VeryPDF PDFView - OCX ActiveX OpenPDF Heap Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| Exploit-DB | VeryPDF PDFView - ActiveX Component Heap Buffer Overflow | 2008-11-15 |
| Exploit-DB | VeryPDF PDFView - OCX ActiveX OpenPDF Heap Overflow (PoC) | 2008-11-15 |
| Metasploit | VeryPDF PDFView OCX ActiveX OpenPDF Heap Overflow | 2008-06-16 |
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-2008-5492 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Verypdf Verydoc Pdf Viewer, published December 12, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.