CVE-2008-1451

CVE-2008-1451 · HIGH Severity

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

The WINS service on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate data structures in WINS network packets, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted packet, aka "Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."

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