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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-1436 EUVD-2008-1440GHSA-wr44-5q83-5vf8

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2…

Published Apr 21, 2008 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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