Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows_2000
CVE-2008-3465
Heap-based buffer overflow in an API in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary co…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.137 (96.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-3465?
- CVE-2008-3465 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows_2000, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2008-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2008-3465?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.