CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-3464

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

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."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 2003 server • microsoft windows 2003 server professional • microsoft windows xp

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness

References