HIGH
The Event System 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 per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request
Published Aug 13, 2008
9.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 36.27%
Description
The Event System 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 per-user subscriptions, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 2008
- vista
- xp
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
36.27% 0.36269
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.36269
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 36.27% (0.36269) | 98.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 36.27% (0.36269) | 98.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 54.93% (0.54932) | 97.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 51.52% (0.51518) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 54.93% (0.54932) | 97.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 51.52% (0.51518) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 54.93% (0.54932) | 97.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 51.52% (0.51518) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 54.85% (0.54847) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 51.52% (0.51518) | 97.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 15, 2025 | 45.82% (0.45819) | 97.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 53.47% (0.53466) | 97.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 29.12% (0.29122) | 96.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 24.50% (0.24499) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 22.44% (0.22442) | 95.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 24.44% (0.24442) | 95.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.20% (0.44203) | 98.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 44.20% (0.44203) | 97.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31417 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30584 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6095 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31417 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30584 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020677 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2353 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-049 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6095 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Aug 13, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 21, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1457
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a