$ cve CVE-2008-3008 JSON

CVE-2008-3008 EXPLOIT

9.3

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 54.6% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

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."

Scoring

CVSS	9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	54.55% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-119
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2008-09-11
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (5)

Vendor	Product
microsoft	windows 2000
microsoft	windows 2003 server
microsoft	windows media encoder
microsoft	windows xp
microsoft	windows-nt

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 - 'wmex.dll' ActiveX Buffer Overflow (MS08-053) (Metasploit)	2010-05-09
exploit-db	Microsoft Windows Media Encoder (XP SP2) - 'wmex.dll' ActiveX Buffer Overflow (MS08-053)	2008-09-13

References

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