CVE-2008-3464

afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."

Affected products

Ancillary Function Driver, Windows Server 2003, Windows Xp, Windows

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

All versions

Microsoft Windows Xp

All versions

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

7.2 HIGH

EPSS

4.0% (90th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-264

NVD status

Modified

Published

2008-10-15