What is CVE-2008-3648?

CVE-2008-3648 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-08-12.

Is CVE-2008-3648 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Microsoft Windows Xp

CVE-2008-3648

nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by an attempted DNS zone transfer, and as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2008-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.220 (97.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.220 · newest: 0.220 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Xp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423 (vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt
www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636 (vdb-entry)
www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3648?: CVE-2008-3648 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-08-12.
Is CVE-2008-3648 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.