CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-5229
6.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-11-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Device IO Control in iphlpapi.dll in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 allows local users in the Network Configuration Operator group to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large invalid PrefixLength to the CreateIpForwardEntry2 method, as demonstrated by a "route add" command. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows vista
• microsoft windows vista gold
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32791 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4646 Exploit
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021245 Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498471/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498650/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32357 Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46742 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32791 Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4646 Exploit
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021245 Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498471/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498650/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32357 Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46742 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com