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CVE-2008-4269

The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obt

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Summary

The search-ms protocol handler in Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 uses untrusted parameter data obtained from incorrect parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document, aka "Windows Search Parsing Vulnerability."

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated
  3. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 6

docs.microsoft.com

oval.cisecurity.org

securitytracker.com

secunia.com

vupen.com

us-cert.gov