CVE-2008-1451: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The WINS service on Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, does not properly validate data structures in WINS network packets, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted packet, aka "Memory Overwrite Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: affected versions not specified

Published 2008-06-12. Last modified 2026-06-16.