CVE-2008-6819
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of...
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-6819- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-6819- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6779 No score
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6779- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x7p2-h34x-gw97 No score
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of...
win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-x7p2-h34x-gw97- Weakness
- CWE-362
- 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-2008-6819 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published June 1, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.