CVE-2008-1456
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3,...
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
- Record
CVE-2008-1456- CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
- Record
CVE-2008-1456- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1460 No score
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1460- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2jg6-m472-p8jw No score
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3,...
Array index vulnerability in the Event System in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted event subscription request that is used to access an array of function pointers.
- Record
GHSA-2jg6-m472-p8jw- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1456 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published August 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.0%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.