| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2008-4268 (CCN-46865) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2008-12-09 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2008-12-09 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2018-10-12 | ||||||||
| Summary: | 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 v3 Severity: | 10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 8.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) 6.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
6.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-399 | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2008-4268 Source: CCN Type: HP Security Bulletin HPSBST02394 SSRT080183 rev.1 Storage Management Appliance (SMA), Microsoft Patch Applicability MS08-070 to MS08-077 Source: CCN Type: SA33053 Microsoft Windows Explorer Search Handling Vulnerabilities Source: SECUNIA Type: UNKNOWN 33053 Source: CCN Type: SECTRACK ID: 1021366 Windows Search Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code Source: CCN Type: ASA-2008-479 MS08-075 Vulnerabilities in Windows Search Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959349) Source: CCN Type: US-CERT VU#468227 Microsoft Vista and Server 2008 vulnerable to memory corruption via saved search Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-075 Vulnerabilities in Windows Search Could Allow Remote Code Execution (959349) Source: CCN Type: BID-32651 Microsoft Windows Saved Search File Handling Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Source: SECTRACK Type: UNKNOWN 1021366 Source: CERT Type: US Government Resource TA08-344A Source: VUPEN Type: UNKNOWN ADV-2008-3387 Source: MS Type: UNKNOWN MS08-075 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN win-search-file-code-execution(46865) Source: OVAL Type: UNKNOWN oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5853 | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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