# CVE-2008-3464: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper input validation in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jmp-x4g8-vpg8

## What is CVE-2008-3464?

CVE-2008-3464 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 15 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3464?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3464?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3464 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3464 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows XP/2003 - 'afd.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (K-plugin) (MS08-066) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

- [CVE-2008-0015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0015/): Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-1701](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1701/): Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-5065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5065/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2011-1268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1268/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1868/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3464 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3464 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, published on 15 Oct 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3464 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3464/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3464/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3464
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3464
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3464

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