Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-2252

Title: Microsoft Windows 2000 Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2008-2252.

CWE Category CWE-264

Published Date Oct 15, 2008

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

1.90%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2008-2252: The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

microsoft 5

Reference Links

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 http://secunia.com/advisories/32247 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2 http://secunia.com/advisories/32247 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31652 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021046 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-288A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2812 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-061 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45543 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45544 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6045

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.2

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-2252 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 15, 2008 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.