FKIE_CVE-2008-2251

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-15 00:12 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/32247Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653Patch
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
secure@microsoft.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32247Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31653Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45542
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6010
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_2000 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2003 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_server_2008 *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista *
microsoft windows_vista sp1
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
microsoft windows_xp *
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