CVE-2008-1457

Microsoft Windows Event System - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Event Subscription Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Event System 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 per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31417
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6095
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30584

Scores

EPSS 0.3627
EPSS Percentile 98.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (7)
microsoft/windows-nt 2008
microsoft/windows-nt vista
microsoft/windows-nt xp sp3
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_2003_server (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
microsoft/windows_xp
Published Aug 13, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026