CVE-2008-3464

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

afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/10/14/ms08-066-how-to-correctly-validate-and-capture-user-mode-data.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32261
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497375/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31673
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021053
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/2008/2817
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-066
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45578
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45582
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5825
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6757
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/10/14/ms08-066-how-to-correctly-validate-and-capture-user-mode-data.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497375/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021053
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/2008/2817
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45582
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.3%
80th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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