CVE-2008-4269
Windows Vista and Server 2008 - Remote Code Execution via search-ms Protocol Handler
Title source: llmDescription
The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-075
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6110
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021366
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33053
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3387
Scores
EPSS
0.2052
EPSS Percentile
97.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
(4 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Dec 10, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026