CVE-2008-5711

Facebook PhotoUploader <5.0.14.0 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2008-5711. PoCs published by Metasploit, MC Group Ltd., Elazar, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/browser/facebook_extractiptc.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in the Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX control via the 'ExtractIptc' property. It delivers a payload through a malicious HTML page, leveraging a long string to overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Facebook PhotoUploader ActiveX control 5.0.14.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long FileMask property value.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16505

This exploit targets a stack buffer overflow in the Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX control via the 'ExtractIptc' property. It delivers a payload through a malicious HTML page, leveraging a long string to overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Facebook Photo Uploader 4 (ImageUploader4.ocx 4.5.57.0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using Internet Explorer 6 SP0-SP2 on Windows XP SP2 · ActiveX control must be installed and enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by MC Group Ltd. · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5102

This exploit targets a heap spray vulnerability in the ActiveX control (clsid:5C6698D9-7BE4-4122-8EC5-291D84DBD4A0) to achieve remote code execution by overwriting memory with shellcode that launches calc.exe.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows with vulnerable ActiveX control (likely related to lpk.dll)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage · Vulnerable ActiveX control must be installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Elazar · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5049

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Aurigma ImageUploader ActiveX control (CVE-2008-5711). It uses a crafted HTML page with JavaScript to trigger the overflow, leveraging SEH overwrites and shellcode to achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Aurigma ImageUploader4/5 (versions 4.5.57.0, 4.5.70.0, 4.5.126.0, 4.6.17.0, 5.0.10.0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage using Internet Explorer with the vulnerable ActiveX control installed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by MC · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/facebook_extractiptc.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Facebook Photo Uploader 4 ActiveX control via an overly long string to the 'ExtractIptc()' property, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Facebook Photo Uploader 4 (ImageUploader4.ocx 4.5.57.0)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage hosting the exploit · ActiveX control must be installed and enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4805
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5102
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27756

Scores

EPSS 0.3270
EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
facebook/photouploader 4.5.57.0
facebook/photouploader < 5.0.14.0
Published Dec 24, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026