CVE-2008-0220

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the WebLaunch.WeblaunchCtl.1 (aka CWebLaunchCtl) ActiveX control in weblaunch.ocx 1.0.0.1 in Gateway Weblaunch allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) second or (2) fourth argument to the DoWebLaunch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2008-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0220 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.48%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-0220

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
4982 exploit_db edb 2008-01-25 Exploit-DB ↗
4869 exploit_db edb 2008-01-08 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0220

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-27 42.07% 43.48% +1.42%
2 2025-03-30 45.09% 42.07% -3.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 45.09% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0220

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0220

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0220

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gateway cweblaunchctl_activex_control 1.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:gateway:cweblaunchctl_activex_control:1.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gateway weblaunch — cpe:2.3:a:gateway:weblaunch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0220

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