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CVE-2008-5409· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet Securit

Unspecified vulnerability in the pdf.xmd module in (1) BitDefender Free Edition 10 and Antivirus Standard 10, (2) BullGuard Internet Security 8.5, and (3) Software602 Groupware Server 6.0.08.1118 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, possibly related to included compressed streams that were processed with the ASCIIHexDecode filter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Dec 10, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
11.1% · 96th percentile
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 11.1%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
bitdefenderantivirus
bitdefenderbitdefender
bullguardinternet security
software602groupware server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • bitdefender antivirus10
  • bitdefender bitdefender10
  • bullguard internet security8.5
  • software602 groupware server6.0.08.1118

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

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Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2008-11-20

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-20 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6504 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

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    References

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