CVE-2008-4268
Published Dec 10, 2008
Last updated a year ago
Overview
- Description
- 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."
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 8.5
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 6.8
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-399
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Evaluator
- Comment
- 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.
- Impact
- -
- Solution
- -
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