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critical 10.0

CVE-2008-3479 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service (mqsvc.exe) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attacker…

published 2008-10-15 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3465

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
44.5%
EPSS 44.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service (mqsvc.exe) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 allows remote attackers to read memory contents and execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC call, related to improper processing of parameters to string APIs, aka "Message Queuing Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

44.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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