Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-5044 (CCN-46506)

Assigned:2008-11-08
Published:2008-11-08
Updated:2019-02-26
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.4 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-362
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Nov 08 2008 - 19:54:06 CST
BSOD in Win'2k3, Vista x86 and x64 by nonpriviledged user

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-5044

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit
http://killprog.com/whk.zip

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
4576

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Windows Web site
Microsoft Windows

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 50280
Microsoft Windows UnhookWindowsHookEx Call Saturation Race Condition Local DoS

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20081109 BSOD in Win'2k3, Vista x86 and x64 by nonpriviledged user

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
32206

Source: CCN
Type: BID-32206
Microsoft Windows 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
win-unhookwindowshookex-dos(46506)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
win-unhookwindowshookex-dos(46506)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows vista *
    microsoft windows server 2003 *
    microsoft windows vista *
    microsoft windows 2003 *