CVE DATABASE / CVE-2008-5044
CVE-2008-5044
CVSS 4 · MEDIUM
Summary
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 4 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | COMPLETE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Microsoft windows server 2003Microsoft windows vista
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References
- http://killprog.com/whk.zip
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-23. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.