CVE-2008-5405

Exp

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.

Published: 2008-12-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5405 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 82.98%, 99th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-5405

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16659 exploit_db edb 2010-11-24 Exploit-DB ↗
7329 exploit_db edb 2008-12-03 Exploit-DB ↗
7309 exploit_db edb 2008-11-30 Exploit-DB ↗
7297 exploit_db edb 2008-11-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5405

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 2025-03-30 84.36% 82.98% -1.39%
2 2025-03-29 82.98% 84.36% +1.39%
3 2025-03-19 — 82.98% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5405

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-2008-5405

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5405

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oxid cain_and_abel 4.9.23 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:4.9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oxid cain_and_abel 4.9.24 cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:4.9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5405

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