CVE-2008-5884

AyeView 2.20 - Denial of Service via Malformed GIF Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5884. PoCs published by suN8Hclf.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed GIF file that triggers a DoS condition in AyeView v2.20 when opened. The PoC writes a crafted GIF header to a file, causing the application to freeze and crash.

Description

AyeView 2.20 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a GIF file with a malformed header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by suN8Hclf · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6668

This exploit generates a malformed GIF file that triggers a DoS condition in AyeView v2.20 when opened. The PoC writes a crafted GIF header to a file, causing the application to freeze and crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AyeView v2.20
No auth needed
Prerequisites: AyeView v2.20 installed on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45678
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6668
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497045/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4900
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31572

Scores

EPSS 0.0212
EPSS Percentile 79.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
zkesoft/ayeview 2.20
Published Jan 12, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026