TI-2008-03493 Aliases CVE-2008-3648 GHSA-363p-mgpx-cphf

nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute…

MEDIUM 60CWE-94Published 2008-08-12 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.21968 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3648
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-363p-mgpx-cphf

References

Exploit 1

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

Other 1

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

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Sources

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