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CVE-2008-5232

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.

Published

2008-11-26T01:30:00.453

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-787

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	microsoft	windows_2000	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_nt	4.0	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-exploits/wms-overflow.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020733 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30814 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/30814.html.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44629 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-exploits/wms-overflow.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020733 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30814 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/30814.html.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44629 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)