01 Record
CVE-2008-2547
Stack-based buffer overflow in msiexec.exe 3.1.4000.1823 and 4.5.6001.22159 in Microsoft Windows Installer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long GUID value for the /x
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in msiexec.exe 3.1.4000.1823 and 4.5.6001.22159 in Microsoft Windows Installer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long GUID value for the /x
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-06-04 19:17Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-06-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 005e63392100a01e140bcfe14f50e3b0cc3f72f1de7ac35b46ed1363be8adc58
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20080603 RE: Windows Installer msiexec GUID Buffer Overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492992/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwin-msiexec-bo(42887)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42887
- www.securityfocus.com20080603 Re: Windows Installer msiexec GUID Buffer Overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492986/100/0/threaded
- www.aushack.comhttp://www.aushack.com/200806-msiexec.txt
- www.securityfocus.com20080603 Windows Installer msiexec GUID Buffer Overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492961/100/0/threaded