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    CVE-2008-1084

    Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, through Vista SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to improper input validation. NOTE: it was later reported that one affected function is NtUserFnOUTSTRING in win32k.sys.

    Published:Apr 8, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Apr 8, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.1043
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28554http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28554https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31585https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5518

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
    http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-ms08-25-exploit.zip
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29720
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28554
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019803
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1149/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-025
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5437
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5518
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120845064910729&w=2
    http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-ms08-25-exploit.zip
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29720
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28554
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019803
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1149/references
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-025
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5437
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5518

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High