CVE-2008-1438 json
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) 1.1.3520.0 and 0.1.13.192, as used in multiple Microsoft pr…
published 2008-05-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-1442
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.9%
- EPSS 12.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) 1.1.3520.0 and 0.1.13.192, as used in multiple Microsoft products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (disk space exhaustion) via a file with "crafted data structures" that trigger the creation of large temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1437.
Exploit prediction
12.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=121129490723574&w=2
vendor-advisory
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-029
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30172
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/29073
vdb-entry
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securitytracker.com
/id?1020016
vdb-entry
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14375
vdb-entry, signature
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/1506/references
vdb-entry
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA08-134A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-1438
- NVD CVE-2008-1438
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