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medium 4.7

CVE-2008-6819 json

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to…

published 2009-06-01 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6779

cvss
4.7
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit prediction

1.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35121 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugtraq.ru http://bugtraq.ru/cgi-bin/forum.mcgi?type=sb&b=2&m=152274 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/35121.c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.7 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

Sources

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