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CVE-2008-3009

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 15.8%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score
10.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-255
EPSS score
15.8% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-2999)
Published
December 10, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2999 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / windows 2000
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media format runtime
  • microsoft / windows media player
  • microsoft / windows media services
  • microsoft / windows media services
  • microsoft / windows media services
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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