Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2008-3008
Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the GetDetailsString method, aka "Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.559 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.546 · newest: 0.559 · change: +0.014
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows Media Encoder — versions 9_series
- Microsoft Windows-Nt — versions 2008, xp
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454 (exploit)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053 (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3008?
- CVE-2008-3008 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-09-11.
- Is CVE-2008-3008 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.