Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3464
CVE-2008-3464
Description
afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:professional:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:professional:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP1 and SP2
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:professional_x64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: SP2 and SP3
Patches
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References
13- secunia.com/advisories/32261nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31673nvdPatch
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/10/14/ms08-066-how-to-correctly-validate-and-capture-user-mode-data.aspxnvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497375/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2817nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-066nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45578nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45582nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5825nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6757nvd
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