7.1
HIGH
CVE-2008-1440
Microsoft Windows PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability (Denial of Service)
Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate the option length field in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and system hang) via a crafted PGM packet, aka the "PGM Invalid Length Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2008, 2:32 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1440 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2003
2 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1440.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Broken Link Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5473 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Broken Link Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 Broken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5473 Broken Link

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1440 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/30587
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5473
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Broken Link, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29508 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5473 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5473 Broken Link
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1284
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-036.mspx [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-036 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5473 [Not Applicable]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5473 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:*:pro:x64:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:pro:x64:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-036.mspx Patch http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-036.mspx Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5473 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5473 Not Applicable
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:*:pro:x64:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:pro:x64:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp1:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:server_2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1783 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/30587 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020230 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5473 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5473 Broken Link
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1440 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1440 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.35 }} 0.96%

score

0.94023

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability