CVE-2008-2252: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly validate parameters sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows XP: affected versions not specified

Published 2008-10-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.