CVE-2008-0083

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 30.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-04-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The (1) VBScript (VBScript.dll) and (2) JScript (JScript.dll) scripting engines 5.1 and 5.6, as used in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, do not properly decode script, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29712
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28551
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019799
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1146/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-022
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5495
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/29712
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28551
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019799

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