CVE-2008-2252

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The kernel 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 parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 15, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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