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CVE-2008-2251

Double free vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Go

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00781
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 2000all versions
microsoft windows server 2003all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows xpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD15 Oct 2008 · 12:12 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
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