CVE-2008-5044

N/A Unknown
Published: November 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://killprog.com/whk.zip
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://killprog.com/whk.zip
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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