RCE in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2008-1084
Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, through Vista SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to improper input validation. NOTE: it was later reported that one affected function is NtUserFnOUTSTRING in win32k.sys.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.068 (93.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.068 · newest: 0.068 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5437 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-099A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-ms08-25-exploit.zip
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28554 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-025 (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5518 (exploit)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1149/references (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29720 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1084?
- CVE-2008-1084 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-04-08.
- Is CVE-2008-1084 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.