CVE-2008-1457
The Event System 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 per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a…
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Description
The Event System 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 per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 36.27% 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/30584
- 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%3A6095
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31417Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30584
- 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%3A6095
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.