CVE-2008-0437 describes multiple buffer overflows in the HPVirtualRooms14 ActiveX control (HPVirtualRooms14.dll 1.0.0.100), used in HP Virtual Rooms, and also impacts Microsoft ActiveX and Virtual Rooms. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 10.0, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing excessively long values to the AuthenticationURL, PortalAPIURL, or cabroot properties. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB (EDB-4959), though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0.100CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:virtual_rooms:1.0.0.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:activex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.