CVE-2008-0951
Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which...
Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers, and possibly physically proximate attackers, to execute arbitrary code by inserting a (1) CD-ROM device or (2) U3-enabled USB device containing a filesystem with an Autorun.inf file, and possibly other vectors related to (a) AutoRun and (b) AutoPlay actions.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers, and possibly physically proximate attackers, to execute arbitrary code by inserting a (1) CD-ROM device or (2) U3-enabled USB device containing a filesystem with an Autorun.inf file, and possibly other vectors related to (a) AutoRun and (b) AutoPlay actions.
- Record
CVE-2008-0951- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers, and possibly physically proximate attackers, to execute arbitrary code by inserting a (1) CD-ROM device or (2) U3-enabled USB device containing a filesystem with an Autorun.inf file, and possibly other vectors related to (a) AutoRun and (b) AutoPlay actions.
- Record
CVE-2008-0951- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0958 No score
Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers, and possibly physically proximate attackers, to execute arbitrary code by inserting a (1) CD-ROM device or (2) U3-enabled USB device containing a filesystem with an Autorun.inf file, and possibly other vectors related to (a) AutoRun and (b) AutoPlay actions.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0958- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qpfx-f2pv-5c24 No score
Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which...
Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly enforce the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value, which allows user-assisted remote attackers, and possibly physically proximate attackers, to execute arbitrary code by inserting a (1) CD-ROM device or (2) U3-enabled USB device containing a filesystem with an Autorun.inf file, and possibly other vectors related to (a) AutoRun and (b) AutoPlay actions.
- Record
GHSA-qpfx-f2pv-5c24- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0951 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Vista, published March 24, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41349
securityfocus.com/bid/28360
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889747
securitytracker.com/id?1020446
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-038
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0954/references
secunia.com/advisories/29458
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0951
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpfx-f2pv-5c24