{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-2547", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "20080603 RE: Windows Installer msiexec GUID Buffer Overflow", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492992/100/0/threaded" }, { "name": "win-msiexec-bo(42887)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42887" }, { "name": "20080603 Re: Windows Installer msiexec GUID Buffer Overflow", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492986/100/0/threaded" }, { "name": "http://www.aushack.com/200806-msiexec.txt", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.aushack.com/200806-msiexec.txt" }, { "name": "20080603 Windows Installer msiexec GUID Buffer Overflow", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492961/100/0/threaded" } ] } }