CVE-2008-1456
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.280 · 98 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (8)
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- microsoft windows 2003 serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31417enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30586enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5630enisa_euvd
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