CVE-2008-1451
The WINS service on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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."
- Record
CVE-2008-1451- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2008-1451- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1455 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2008-1455- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwx8-42cg-gj47 No score
The WINS service on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly...
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."
- Record
GHSA-mwx8-42cg-gj47- 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-2008-1451 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Microsoft Windows 2000, published June 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.14%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/30584
securityfocus.com/bid/29588
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5582
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1781
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-034
securitytracker.com/id?1020228
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1451
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwx8-42cg-gj47