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    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 application that makes system calls within multiple threads, aka "Windows Kernel Unhandled Exception Vulnerability." NOTE: according to Microsoft, this is not a duplicate of CVE-2008-4510.

    Published:Oct 15, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 15, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00781
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

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

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
    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/45542
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
    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/45542
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010

    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