CVE-2008-3008
N/A
Published: September 10, 2008 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows XpWindows 2000Windows 2003 Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 56%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPMailing List
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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