CVE-2008-5722
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
10.0
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5722- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5722- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5692 No score
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5692- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qmg-7qf9-p6rv No score
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of...
Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long SAWSTUDIO PREFERENCES STRUCT value in a .prf (preferences) file.
- Record
GHSA-8qmg-7qf9-p6rv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | SAWStudio 3.9i - '.prf' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-12-24 |
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-2008-5722 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sawstudio, published December 26, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.