Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 21, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1436
CVE-2008-1436
Description
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x32:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
20- secunia.com/advisories/29867nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/referencesnvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspxnvd
- isc.sans.org/diary.htmlnvd
- milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zipnvd
- nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.htmlnvd
- securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.htmlnvd
- www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zipnvd
- www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdfnvd
- www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspxnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705nvd
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