CVE-2008-1490

Buffer overflow in a certain Aurigma ActiveX control in ImageUploader4.ocx 4.1.36.0, as used with Piczo (aka Pizco) and possibly other online services, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, possibly involving a long Action property, a different CLSID than CVE-2008-0659.

Published: 2008-03-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1490 is rated High Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.96%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1490

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 2026-02-05 4.16% 4.96% +0.80%
2 2025-03-30 5.69% 4.16% -1.53%
3 2025-03-29 5.69%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1490

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
aurigma image_uploader_activex_control 4.1.36.0 cpe:2.3:a:aurigma:image_uploader_activex_control:4.1.36.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
piczo imageuploader4 4.1.36.0 cpe:2.3:a:piczo:imageuploader4:4.1.36.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1490

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