CVE-2008-3648

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 22.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by an attempted DNS zone transfer, and as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt
http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt
http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423

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