CVE-2008-4268 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4268?

CVE-2008-4268 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2008, published on 10 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Windows Search component in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 and Server 2008 does not properly free memory during a save operation for a Windows Search file, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted saved-search file, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4268?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2008-4268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2011-1966 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-0239 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-0240 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows Server 2008 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-vgvc-r466-8v67.