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CVE-2008-3648 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423	CVE
http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711	CVE
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423	[email protected]
http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
microsoft windows xp	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]