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CVE-2008-5722

Buffer overflow in SAWStudio 3.9i allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

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

14.9%Up 8.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 HighAV: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.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBSAWStudio 3.9i - '.prf' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)2008-12-24

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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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.

References

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