CVE-2008-2252 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2252
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Description: The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45543 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45544 ST 1021046 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA32247 OVAL http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6045 MS http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-061.mspx HP http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 CERT http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html BID 31652

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