CVE-2008-5044 describes a race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista, allowing a local attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash or hang). This vulnerability requires a multi-threaded application making numerous calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx concurrently with other desktop activity. With a CVSS score of 4.0, it is considered of medium severity, requiring local access and high attack complexity to achieve a complete system availability impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-32573), there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.