CVE-2008-4771

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4771 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the VATDecoder.VatCtrl.1 ActiveX control, affecting various products from 4xem, D-Link, and Vivotek. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long 'Url' property. While not observed in active exploitation (KEV: No), public exploit code exists (ExploitDB), indicating a potential for exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.0.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:4xem:vatctrl_class:1.0.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:4xem:vatctrl_class:1.0.0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:d-link:mpeg4_shm_audio_control:1.7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vivotek:rtsp_mpeg4_sp_control:2.0.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-5193 · Feb 26, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0714 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.