CVE-2008-1457

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

The Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.

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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/30584
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%3A6095
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/30584
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%3A6095
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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