# CVE-2008-3648: nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by an attempted DN

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-08-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636
- http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm

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