CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-2252

7.2 HIGH Published 2008-10-15 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2008-10-15
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-264

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."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2000 • microsoft windows server 2003 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows vista • microsoft windows xp

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

CWE-264

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812 Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543 VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544 VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045 Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812 Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061 Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543 VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544 VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045 Third Party Advisory