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TI-2008-06507 Aliases CVE-2008-6819GHSA-x7p2-h34x-gw97

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a…

Priority LOW 24CWE-362Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.013 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6819
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x7p2-h34x-gw97

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2009-01458 Unspecified vulnerability in the QuickTime Movie Parser Filter in quartz.dll in… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2008-00014 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CComVariant::ReadFromStream function in the Active… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01523 Win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Vista SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2013-04422 NDProxy.sys in the kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-00574 DNSAPI.dll in the DNS client in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-03334 Buffer overflow in the Server Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1 and SP2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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