# CVE-2008-2547: Stack-based buffer overflow in msiexec.exe 3.1.4000.1823 and 4.5.6001.22159 in Microsoft Windows Installer allows context-dependent attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-06-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in msiexec.exe 3.1.4000.1823 and 4.5.6001.22159 in Microsoft Windows Installer allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long GUID value for the /x (aka /uninstall) option. NOTE: this issue might cross privilege boundaries if msiexec.exe is reachable via components such as ActiveX controls, and might additionally require a separate vulnerability in the control.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492992/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492986/100/0/threaded
- http://www.aushack.com/200806-msiexec.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492961/100/0/threaded

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