CVE-2008-3009
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4, Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1 through 11, and Windows...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-3009- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-3009- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2999 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-2999- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qg3h-7xjj-r5g4 No score
Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4, Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1 through 11, and Windows...
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."
- Record
GHSA-qg3h-7xjj-r5g4- 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-2008-3009 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime, published December 10, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.