CVE-2008-1451

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The WINS service on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate data structures in WINS network packets, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted packet, aka "Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30584
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020228
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29588
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1781
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-034
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5582
http://secunia.com/advisories/30584
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020228
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29588
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1781

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