CVE-2008-3008

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 55.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-09-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: 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 products

Microsoft Windows-Nt: xp-sp3
Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder: 9_series
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065

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