# CVE-2008-0956: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the BackWeb Lite Install Runner ActiveX control in the BackWeb Web Package ActiveX object in LiteIn

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-06-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the BackWeb Lite Install Runner ActiveX control in the BackWeb Web Package ActiveX object in LiteInstActivator.dll in BackWeb before 8.1.1.87, as used in Logitech Desktop Manager (LDM) before 2.56, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/216153
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29558
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30625
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30598
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-032
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42991
- http://backweb.com/news_events/press_releases/051608.php

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