Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
CVE-2008-3464
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."
EPSS: 0.040 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server — versions professional
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3464?
- CVE-2008-3464 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-10-15.
- Is CVE-2008-3464 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.