FKIE_CVE-2008-2252
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-10-15 00:12 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:53
Severity
Summary
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
References
Impacted products
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