CVE-2008-7053

LogMeIn RACtrl.dll - Denial of Service via fgcolor and bgcolor Property Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7053. PoCs published by YAG KOHHA.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a memory corruption vulnerability in LogMeIn Remote Access Utility ActiveX control (RACtrl.dll). It triggers a DoS by overwriting memory via the 'fgcolor' and 'bgcolor' properties with a large buffer of 'A' characters.

Description

LogMeIn Remote Access Utility ActiveX control (RACtrl.dll) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the fgcolor and bgcolor properties to certain long values that trigger memory corruption.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by YAG KOHHA · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6326

This is a proof-of-concept exploit for a memory corruption vulnerability in LogMeIn Remote Access Utility ActiveX control (RACtrl.dll). It triggers a DoS by overwriting memory via the 'fgcolor' and 'bgcolor' properties with a large buffer of 'A' characters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: LogMeIn Remote Access Utility (RACtrl.dll)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage hosting the exploit · ActiveX control must be enabled in the browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6326
US Government Resource x_refsource_confirm
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2008-7053
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44843
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30923

Scores

EPSS 0.0654
EPSS Percentile 92.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
logmein/ractrl.dll
Published Aug 24, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026