Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-5232 - Out-Of-Bounds Write vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Exploit-Db
| description | Microsoft Windows Media Services 'nskey.dll' 4.1 ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. CVE-2008-5232. Dos exploit for windows platform |
| id | EDB-ID:32294 |
| last seen | 2016-02-03 |
| modified | 2008-08-22 |
| published | 2008-08-22 |
| reporter | Jeremy Brown |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/32294/ |
| title | Microsoft Windows Media Services 'nskey.dll' 4.1 - ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |