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CVE-2008-3009

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2008-12-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows Media Format RuntimeMicrosoft Windows Media PlayerMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows Server 2003Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows VistaMicrosoft Windows Media Services

Weakness Type

CWE-255

References