CVE-2008-3008

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."

• CWE-119

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2Mailing List
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521Broken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2Mailing List
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521Broken Link
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454

Published

Sep 11, 2008

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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