CVE-2008-1456
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 28.02% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows-nt · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31417Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30586
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5630
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31417Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30586
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5630
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.