CVE-2008-4268

Severity

85%

Complexity

68%

Confidentiality

165%

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-075.mspx Windows Saved Search Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4268 A remote code execution vulnerability exists when saving a specially crafted search file within Windows Explorer. This operation causes Windows Explorer to exit and restart in an exploitable manner.

The Windows Search component in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 does not properly free memory during a save operation for a Windows Search file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted saved-search file, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-075.mspx Windows Saved Search Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4268 A remote code execution vulnerability exists when saving a specially crafted search file within Windows Explorer. This operation causes Windows Explorer to exit and restart in an exploitable manner.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 8.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 16 years ago

2008-12-10 14:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:48:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium

Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 (64-bit) (intial release)

Microsoft Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)

Microsoft Windows Vista gold

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (initial release)

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64 (64-bit)

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