# CVE-2008-3648: Code injection in n/a

> User-assisted remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via nslookup.exe in Windows XP SP2, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-363p-mgpx-cphf

## What is CVE-2008-3648?

CVE-2008-3648 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 12 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3648?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp

- [CVE-2012-1852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1852/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-1853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1853/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-0119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0119/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1946/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3595/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3648 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3648 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 12 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Xp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3648/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3648/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3648
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3648
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3648

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