CVE-2008-5044

View on CVE.org

Published Nov 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Analysis

No analysis available yet

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No remediation available yet

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5023	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.680% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://killprog.com/whk.zip
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:40 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 12, 2008, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:40 AM
Reserved: Nov 12, 2008, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 12, 2008, 11:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2008-11-09T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2018-10-11T19:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "win-unhookwindowshookex-dos(46506)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506"}, {"name": "32206", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206"}, {"name": "20081109 BSOD in Win'2k3, Vista x86 and x64 by nonpriviledged user", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded"}, {"name": "4576", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SREASON"], "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "http://killprog.com/whk.zip"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-5044", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "win-unhookwindowshookex-dos(46506)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506"}, {"name": "32206", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206"}, {"name": "20081109 BSOD in Win'2k3, Vista x86 and x64 by nonpriviledged user", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded"}, {"name": "4576", "refsource": "SREASON", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576"}, {"name": "http://killprog.com/whk.zip", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://killprog.com/whk.zip"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T10:40:17.326Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "win-unhookwindowshookex-dos(46506)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506"}, {"name": "32206", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206"}, {"name": "20081109 BSOD in Win'2k3, Vista x86 and x64 by nonpriviledged user", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded"}, {"name": "4576", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SREASON", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://killprog.com/whk.zip"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2008-5044", "datePublished": "2008-11-12T23:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2008-11-12T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T10:40:17.326Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "31A64C69-D182-4BEC-BA8A-7B405F5B2FC0", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "3852BB02-47A1-40B3-8E32-8D8891A53114", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Condici\u00f3n de carrera en Microsoft Windows Server 2003 y Vista; permite a usuarios loscales provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda o cuelgue) mediante una aplicaci\u00f3n multi-hilo que realice muchas llamadas a UnhookWindowsHookEx a la vez que se est\u00e9 realizando otra actividad del escritorio."}], "id": "CVE-2008-5044", "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:59:08.713", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "HIGH", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 4.0, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.9, "impactScore": 6.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2008-11-12T23:30:02.853", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit"], "url": "http://killprog.com/whk.zip"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit"], "url": "http://killprog.com/whk.zip"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4576"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498165/100/0/threaded"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32206"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46506"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-362"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}