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CVE-2008-1440

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the...

7.1 High

CVE-2008-1440 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published June 12, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.1 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
22.6%EPSS, 97th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

22.6%Up 5.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.1

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2008-1440
CVSS 2.0
7.1 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-1284
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

Record
CVE-2008-1440
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1444No score

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

Record
EUVD-2008-1444
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2r7g-mf5h-9gcwNo score

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the...

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

Record
GHSA-2r7g-mf5h-9gcw
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-1284
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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