CVE-2008-5405
N/A
Published: December 9, 2008 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCain and Abel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 47%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RDP protocol password decoder in Cain & Abel 4.9.23 and 4.9.24, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RDP file containing a long string.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32794Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4703VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3286VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46940Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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