Is CVE-2008-3648 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-3648 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-3648?

CVE-2008-3648 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-3648?

CVE-2008-3648 has an EPSS score of 21.97% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-3648

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

nslookup.exe in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by an attempted DNS zone transfer, and as exploited in the wild in August 2008.

CWE-94Code Injection

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

21.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0808-advisories/Nslookup-Crash.txt
http://www.nullcode.com.ar/ncs/crash/nsloo.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30636
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020711
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44423

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.