8.5 - CVE-2008-4268

Executive Summary

Informations
Name	CVE-2008-4268	First vendor Publication	2008-12-10
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2023-12-07

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score	NA
Base Score	NA	Environmental Score	NA
impact SubScore	NA	Temporal Score	NA
Exploitabality Sub Score	NA

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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score	8.5	Attack Range	Network
Cvss Impact Score	10	Attack Complexity	Medium
Cvss Expoit Score	6.8	Authentication	Requires single instance
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Detail

The Windows Search component in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 does not properly free memory during a save operation for a Windows Search file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted saved-search file, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4268

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-399	Resource Management Errors

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5853

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5853
Title:	Windows Saved Search Vulnerability
Description:	The Windows Search component in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 does not properly free memory during a save operation for a Windows Search file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted saved-search file, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."
Family:	windows	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2008-4268	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Check for Vulnerable for Windows Vista(x86)/(x64) and Explorer.exe version Check for Vulnerable for Windows Vista(x86)/(x64) Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition is installed AND Check for LDR/GDR Explorer.exe version is less than 6.0.6000.16771 OR Check for LDR Check if version of Explorer.exe is greater than or equal to 6.0.6000.20000 AND Check if version of Explorer.exe is less than 6.0.6000.20947 OR Check for vulnerable Windows server 2008 (x86)/(x64)/(ia-64)Vista SP1(x86)/(x64) and Explorer.exe version Check for vulnerable Windows server 2008 (x86)/(x64)/(ia-64)Vista SP1(x86)/(x64) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) is installed AND Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Service Pack 1 is installed AND Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 is installed AND Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (ia-64) is installed AND Check for LDR/GDR Explorer.exe version is less than 6.0.6001.18164 OR Check for LDR Check if version of Explorer.exe is greater than or equal to 6.0.6001.22000 AND Check if version of Explorer.exe is less than 6.0.6001.22298

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Os	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x32:::::*	4
Os	Microsoft Windows Vista cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x64:::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::gold::::::*	3

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2010-12-21	Name : Microsoft Windows IPsec Policy Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerabilit... File : nvt/gb_ms08-047.nasl
2010-12-14	Name : Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (959349) File : nvt/gb_ms08-075.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
50565	Microsoft Windows Explorer Saved Search File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution

Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)

Date	Description
2008-12-11	IAVM : 2008-B-0083 - Multiple Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities Severity : Category II - VMSKEY : V0017913

Snort® IPS/IDS

Date	Description
2015-01-06	Microsoft Windows search protocol remote command injection attempt RuleID : 32615 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2014-01-10	Microsoft search file attachment detected RuleID : 21880 - Revision : 12 - Type : FILE-IDENTIFY
2014-01-10	Microsoft search file attachment detected RuleID : 21879 - Revision : 11 - Type : FILE-IDENTIFY
2014-01-10	Microsoft Windows search protocol remote command injection attempt RuleID : 15116 - Revision : 16 - Type : OS-WINDOWS
2014-01-10	Microsoft search file download request RuleID : 13911 - Revision : 22 - Type : FILE-IDENTIFY

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
2008-12-10	Name : Vulnerabilities in the Windows Shell may allow an attacker to execute privile... File : smb_nt_ms08-075.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source	Url
CERT	http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-344A.html
MS	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08...
OVAL	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
SECTRACK	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021366
SECUNIA	http://secunia.com/advisories/33053
VUPEN	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3387

Alert History

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Date	Informations
2023-12-07 21:28:06	Multiple Updates
2021-05-04 12:08:06	Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:08:27	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:22:19	Multiple Updates
2018-10-13 00:22:43	Multiple Updates
2017-09-29 09:23:44	Multiple Updates
2016-09-01 01:01:18	Multiple Updates
2016-06-28 17:18:29	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 17:51:36	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:46:45	Multiple Updates
2014-01-19 21:25:17	Multiple Updates
2013-11-11 12:38:04	Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 00:27:05	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	1
CPE ID(s)	7
Sources(s)	6
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	2
IAVM(s)	1
Snort® Rule(s)	5
Nessus® Exploit(s)	1

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