01 Record
CVE-2008-2251
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 74.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-15 00:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-16
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b2238d69542177ecfc6f8cb7adebd69a4c33b10c09cce5ebb4899dea1dd4e912
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6010https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwin-kernel-system-calls-privilege-escalation(45542)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
- marc.infoSSRT080143http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- secunia.com32247http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
- docs.microsoft.comMS08-061https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
- www.securityfocus.com31653http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwin-ms08kb954211-update(45544)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2812http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
- www.securitytracker.com1021046http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
- www.us-cert.govTA08-288Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html