CVE-2008-4036
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.4)—
Integer overflow in Memory Manager in Microsoft Windows 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 application that triggers an erroneous decrement of a variable, related to validation of parameters for Virtual Address Descriptors (VADs) and a "memory allocation mapping error," aka "Virtual Address Descriptor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.4
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.53%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 74
- 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 (4)
CWEs
- CWE-189
- CWE-190
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31675
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021051
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2815
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-064
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45571
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45572
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5343
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31675
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021051
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2815
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-064
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45571
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45572
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5343
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