Is CVE-2008-5232 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2008-5232 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2008-5232?

CVE-2008-5232 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2008-5232?

CVE-2008-5232 has an EPSS score of 36.11% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2008-5232

HIGHEPSS 98th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the CallHTMLHelp method in the Microsoft Windows Media Services ActiveX control in nskey.dll 4.1.00.3917 in Windows Media Services on Microsoft Windows NT and 2000, and Avaya Media and Message Application servers, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

36.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

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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.