CVE-2008-3648
nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3648- 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
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-3648- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3634 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3634- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-363p-mgpx-cphf No score
nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-363p-mgpx-cphf- 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-2008-3648 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published August 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.