CVE-2008-3479

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 44.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-10-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service (mqsvc.exe) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attackers to read memory contents and execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call, related to improper processing of parameters to string APIs, aka "Message Queuing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-07
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32260
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31637
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021052
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2816
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-065
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45537
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45538
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5998
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-07

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