Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 12, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1451
CVE-2008-1451
Description
The WINS service on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate data structures in WINS network packets, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted packet, aka "Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/29588nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/30584nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1781nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-034nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5582nvd
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