VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5044
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
MEDIUM 4.0EPSS 1.68%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://killprog.com/whk.zipExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506
- http://killprog.com/whk.zipExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.