National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3008
Original release date:09/11/2008
Last revised:03/04/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-253A
Name: TA08-253A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#996227
Name: VU#996227
External Source: MS
Name: MS08-053
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020832
External Source: BID
Name: 31065
External Source: MILW0RM
Name: 6454
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2008-2521
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080133
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT080133
