CVE-2008-4827

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the AddTab method in the (1) Tab and (2) CTab ActiveX controls in c1sizer.ocx and the (3) TabOne ActiveX control in sizerone.ocx in ComponentOne SizerOne 8.0.20081.140, as used in ComponentOne Studio for ActiveX 2008, TSC2 Help Desk 4.1.8, SAP GUI 6.40 Patch 29 and 7.10, and possibly other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by adding many tabs, or adding tabs with long tab captions.

Published: 2009-01-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4827 is rated Moderate Risk (64.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.71%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4827

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 2026-06-15 20.54% 6.71% -13.83%
2 2026-02-28 25.20% 20.54% -4.66%
3 2025-05-25 25.20%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4827

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-2008-4827

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4827

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
componentone sizerone 8.0.20081.140 cpe:2.3:a:componentone:sizerone:8.0.20081.140:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_gui 6.40 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_gui:6.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap sap_gui 7.10 cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_gui:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sap tabone 7.0.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:sap:tabone:7.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
servantix tsc2_help_desk 4.18 cpe:2.3:a:servantix:tsc2_help_desk:4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4827

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32609 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32648 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32672 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-52/ Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-53/ Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-54/ Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4879
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021529
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499830/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0036
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0037
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47769
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47771
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