National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-5232
Original release date:11/26/2008
Last revised:08/20/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflow in the CallHTMLHelp method in the Microsoft Windows Media Services ActiveX control in nskey.dll 4.1.00.3917 in Windows Media Services on Microsoft Windows NT and 2000, and Avaya Media and Message Application servers, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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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External Source: XF
Name: windowsmediaservices-callhtmlhelp-bo(44629)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/30814.html.txt
External Source: BID
Name: 30814
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020733
External Source: MISC
Name: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-exploits/wms-overflow.txt