CVE-2008-5044 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.7% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.68% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-362 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Vista/2003 - 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local Denial of Service | 2008-11-09 |
References
- 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
- 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
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