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CVE-2008-2251

N/A
Published: October 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows XpWindows Server 2003

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes system calls within multiple threads, aka "Windows Kernel Unhandled Exception Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is not a duplicate of CVE-2008-4510.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 2000· Microsoft
95%
sp4
microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows Server 2003· Microsoft
95%
sp1sp2
microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows Server 2008· Microsoft
95%
All versions
microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows Xp· Microsoft
95%
sp2sp3x64
microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows Vista· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (10)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HP
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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