← Database

CVE-2008-6819

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.7 Published: 2009-06-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 2003 ServerMicrosoft Windows Vista

Weakness Type

CWE-362

References