CVE-2008-0955 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Creative Software AutoUpdate Engine ActiveX control (CTSUEng.ocx). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long CacheFolder property value. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it carries a high severity, indicating that an unauthenticated attacker can achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, suggesting a high likelihood of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:creative:creative_software_autoupdate_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.