Microsoft Windows Server 2003 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to race condition. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-5044. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 11/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5044 since 11/12/2008. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90465 (Microsoft Windows "UnhookWindowsHookEx" Local Denial of Service Vulnerability - Zero Day).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46506) and SecurityFocus (BID 32206†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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OpenVAS ID: 900178
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows UnhookWindowsHookEx Local DoS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2316 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-5044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44978
X-Force: 46506 - Microsoft Windows UnhookWindowsHookEx() denial of service
SecurityFocus: 32206 - Microsoft Windows 'UnhookWindowsHookEx' Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 05:38
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 04/07/2017 16:03 (6), 08/03/2021 08:33 (8), 05/25/2025 05:38 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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