CVE-2008-1456

N/A Unknown
Published: August 13, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/31417
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30586
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5630
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31417
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5630
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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