CVE-2008-2252

7.2

CVSS v2.0 Base Score

1.90%

LOW RiskEPSS (79th percentile)

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 10/15/2008

Modified: 6/16/2026

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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

1.90%LOW Exploitation Risk

79th percentile

This vulnerability has a 1.90% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

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