CVE-2008-3008 is a stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control (wmex.dll) within Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, affecting Windows NT, 2000, 2003 Server, and XP. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring moderate attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite a lack of observed community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9_seriesCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.