Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-2251
Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes system calls within multiple threads, aka "Windows Kernel Unhandled Exception Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is not a duplicate of CVE-2008-4510.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2251
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-2251
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-2251
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-2251
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
Products affected by CVE-2008-2251
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*