CVE-2008-4048

Friendly Technologies FriendlyPPPoE Client <3.0.0.57 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4048. PoCs published by spdr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Friendly Technologies' fwRemoteCfg.dll via a malicious HTML page. It uses heap spraying and a bind shell payload to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in fwRemoteCfg.dll 3.3.3.1 in Friendly Technologies FriendlyPPPoE Client 3.0.0.57 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long third argument to the CreateURLShortcut method.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by spdr · htmlremotewindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6323

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This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Friendly Technologies' fwRemoteCfg.dll via a malicious HTML page. It uses heap spraying and a bind shell payload to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Friendly Technologies fwRemoteCfg.dll (version not specified)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Victim must visit the malicious HTML page using Internet Explorer · Target system must have the vulnerable Friendly Technologies software installed

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →