CVE-2008-3009
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.158 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4, Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1 through 11, and Windows Media Services 4.1, 9, and 2008 do not properly use the Service Principal Name (SPN) identifier when validating replies to authentication requests, which allows remote servers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that employ NTLM credential reflection, aka "SPN Vulnerability."
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media format runtime= 9.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_format_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media services= 2008nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows media services= 4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33058enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32653enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021372enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021373enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3388enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-076enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5942enisa_euvd
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