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    CVE-2008-5044

    Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.

    Published:Nov 12, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00877
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2003
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Vista

    Exploits

    http://killprog.com/whk.ziphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206http://killprog.com/whk.ziphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32573

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    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