CVE-2008-3008

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3008
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-11 01:11:47 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt 2008 All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt xp sp3 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 - sp4 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 2003 Server - sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9_series All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp - sp2 x64 All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-253A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 'wmex.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder (XP SP2) - 'wmex.dll' ActiveX Buffer Overflow (MS08-053) - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#996227 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-053 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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