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CVE-2008-3464
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not…
High7.2EPSS 4.0%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (3 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
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- 6757 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- win-afd-privilege-escalation(45578) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2817 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20081015 Exploit for MS08-066 - AFD.sys kernel memory overwrite. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- SSRT080143 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 31673 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/10/14/ms08-066-how-to-correctly-validate-and-capture-user-mode-data.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1021053 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-ms08kb956803-update(45582) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- TA08-288A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS08-066 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 32261 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)
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