CVE-2008-5232

Microsoft Windows Media Services <4.1.00.3917 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Jeremy Brown · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32294

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (5)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-exploits/wms-overflow.txt

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://securitytracker.com/id?1020733

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30814

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/30814.html.txt

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44629

Scores

EPSS 0.3379

EPSS Percentile 96.9%

Classification

CWE

CWE-787

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

microsoft/windows_2000

microsoft/windows_nt

Timeline

Published Nov 26, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026