CVE-2008-5044 json
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threa…
published 2008-11-12 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5023
- cvss
- 4.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-32573)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-32573 Microsoft Windows Vista/2003 - 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local Denial of Service dos, 2008-11-09
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- killprog.com http://killprog.com/whk.zip referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/32206
vdb-entry, exploit
-
killprog.com
/whk.zip
exploit
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/46506
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4576
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5044
- NVD CVE-2008-5044
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