CVE-2008-2252

Microsoft Windows Kernel - Local Privilege Escalation via User Mode Parameter Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652

Scores

EPSS 0.0190
EPSS Percentile 77.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003 (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp (4 CPE variants)
Published Oct 15, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026