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CVE-2008-2253

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2253 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This critical flaw is triggered by a specially crafted audio-only file streamed from a Server-Side Playlist (SSPL) on Windows Media Server, affecting Windows NT, Windows XP, and Windows Media Player. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_player:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
29.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2976 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-054
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5615
Third Party Advisory
support.nortel.com / go/main.jsp
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / bid/30550
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2522
Third Party Advisory