# CVE-2008-5364: Stack-based buffer overflow in the getPlus ActiveX control in gp.ocx 1.2.2.50 in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used for the

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getPlus ActiveX control in gp.ocx 1.2.2.50 in NOS Microsystems getPlus Download Manager, as used for the Adobe Reader 8.1 installation process and other downloads, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-4817.

## 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://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=754
- http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-19.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32105
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3002

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