CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-3008
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-09-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
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."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows media encoder 9 series
• microsoft windows-nt xp
• microsoft windows 2000
• microsoft windows 2003 server
• microsoft windows xp
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 Mailing List
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454 www.exploit-db.com
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 Mailing List
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 Broken Link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454 www.exploit-db.com