{"cve":"CVE-2008-2547","nvd":{"published":"2008-06-04T19:32:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:53:58.340","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.aushack.com/200806-msiexec.txt","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492961/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492986/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492992/100/0/threaded","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42887"],"products":["microsoft:windows_installer"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-2547","score":0.08494,"percentile":0.95034,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}