CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-4268
8.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-12-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 8.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-399
Description
The Windows Search component in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 does not properly free memory during a save operation for a Windows Search file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted saved-search file, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows vista
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33053 secunia.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021366 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3387 www.vupen.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-075 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5853 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33053 secunia.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021366 www.securitytracker.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3387 www.vupen.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-075 docs.microsoft.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5853 oval.cisecurity.org