CVE-2008-4036
moderate-risk
Published 2008-10-15
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."
Do I need to act?
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1.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
8
CVSS 8.4/10
High
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (16)
Affected Vendors
References (20)
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
18/34 · Moderate