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CVE-2008-5405

70
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-5405 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the RDP protocol password decoder of Cain & Abel versions 4.9.23 and 4.9.24. This critical flaw, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a specially crafted RDP file containing an overly long string. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit code and Metasploit modules are publicly available, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.9.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:4.9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.9.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oxid:cain_and_abel:4.9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
46.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Cain and Abel RDP Buffer Overflow · Nov 30, 2008
ExploitDB: EDB-16659 · Nov 24, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4698 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

References

osvdb.org / 50342
oxid.netsons.org / phpBB2/viewtopic.php
secunia.com / advisories/32794
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/4703
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46940
exploit-db.com / exploits/7297
exploit-db.com / exploits/7309
securityfocus.com / bid/32543
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/3286