CVE-2008-6819

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Published Jun 1, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6779	win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.300% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugtraq.ru/cgi-bin/forum.mcgi?type=sb&b=2&m=152274
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35121
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/35121.c

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Windows Vista

Weaknesses

CWE-362

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 1, 2009, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 7:41 PM
Reserved: Jun 1, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 1, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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