Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5492

Description

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.

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Affected products

Verypdf/Verydoc PDF Viewer
cpe:2.3:a:verypdf:verydoc_pdf_viewer:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
VeryDOC/Pdfview.ocxllm-create
Range: = 2.0.0.1
VeryDOC/PDFVIEW.PdfviewCtrl.1llm-create
Range: = 2.0.0.1
VeryDOC/PDF Viewer OCX Controlllm-fuzzy
Range: = 2.0.0.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.bmgsec.com.au/advisories/openpdf.txtnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/32313nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/32725nvdVendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4715nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46622nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7126nvd

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