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…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.546 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN)
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.