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CVE-2008-1456

Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.

Published

2008-08-13T12:42:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System microsoft windows-nt 2008 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows-nt vista Yes
Operating System microsoft windows-nt xp Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2000 * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2003_server * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_2003_server * Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_vista - Yes
Operating System microsoft windows_xp * Yes
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