Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows Vista
CVE-2008-5229
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Device IO Control in iphlpapi.dll in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 allows local users in the Network Configuration Operator group to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large invalid PrefixLength to the CreateIpForwardEntry2 method, as demonstrated by a "route add" command. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Vista — versions gold
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498650/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46742 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498471/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/32791 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4646 (Exploit, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32357 (Exploit, vdb-entry)