CVE-2008-3648

Published: Aug 12, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by an attempted DNS zone transfer, and as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Windows Xp

Microsoft

1 product

Windows Xp

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (10)

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt