CVE-2008-4323 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can crash Windows Explorer by tricking a user into opening a crafted ZIP file, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4323?
CVE-2008-4323 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 29 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .ZIP file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4323?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4323?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-4323 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4323 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-47qh-xg57-3fg9.