CVE-2008-5044
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of...
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
- Record
CVE-2008-5044- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
- Record
CVE-2008-5044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5023 No score
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5023- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gv34-ph34-9crg No score
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of...
Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.
- Record
GHSA-gv34-ph34-9crg- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows Vista/2003 - 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local Denial of Service | 2008-11-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5044 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, published November 12, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.68%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.