CVE-2008-6819
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.30% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugtraq.ru/cgi-bin/forum.mcgi?type=sb&b=2&m=152274Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35121Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/35121.cExploit
- http://bugtraq.ru/cgi-bin/forum.mcgi?type=sb&b=2&m=152274Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35121Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/35121.cExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.