Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1456
CVE-2008-1456
Description
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
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Affected products
10- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008
Patches
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References
8- secunia.com/advisories/31417nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30586nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5630nvd
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