CVE-2008-2251

N/A Unknown
Published: October 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32247
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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