CVE-2008-2252
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.2)—
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."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 7.2
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.90%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 79
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- CWE-264
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045
Raw JSON (NVD)
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