Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows Server 2003
CVE-2008-4036
Integer overflow in Memory Manager in Microsoft Windows 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 triggers an erroneous decrement of a variable, related to validation of parameters for Virtual Address Descriptors (VADs) and a "memory allocation mapping error," aka "Virtual Address Descriptor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/32251 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2815 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-064 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45571 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31675 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5343 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45572 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-4036?
- CVE-2008-4036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2008-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2008-4036?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.