The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly…

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• SSRT080143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 32247 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• win-kernel-input-privilege-escalation(45543) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• MS08-061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6045 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• win-ms08kb954211-update(45544) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2812 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 1021046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• TA08-288A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 31652 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:58 UTC.