CVE-2008-1436

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1436
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-04-21 17:05:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt vista sp1 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt vista sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows-nt vista sp2 x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp1 itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2003 All sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All All itanium All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All All x32 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All x64 All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-012 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) : MSRC Blog: Microsoft Security Advisory 951306 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.technet.com
Microsoft Windows SeImpersonatePrivilege Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitywatch.eweek.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-104A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Page not found - CVE.report af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 milw0rm.com
404 - Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.argeniss.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
404 - Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.argeniss.com
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Windows Kernel Bug Lets Local Users Gain LocalSystem Privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Your request has been blocked. This could be due to several reasons. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.microsoft.com
No More Root: Token Kidnapping Windows 2003 PoC exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nomoreroot.blogspot.com
MS Windows 2003 Token Kidnapping Local Exploit PoC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SANS Internet Storm Center; Cooperative Network Security Community - Internet Security - isc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isc.sans.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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