# CVE-2008-5229: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers with Network Configuration Operator privileges can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in iphlpapi.dll to escalate privileges or crash the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/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:** 25 Nov 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvmg-2852-c2v2

## What is CVE-2008-5229?

CVE-2008-5229 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 25 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Device IO Control in iphlpapi.dll in Microsoft Windows Vista Gold and SP1 allows local users in the Network Configuration Operator group to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large invalid PrefixLength to the CreateIpForwardEntry2 method, as demonstrated by a "route add" command.  NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5229?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Vista.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5229 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5229 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows Vista - 'iphlpapi.dll' Local Kernel Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Vista

- [CVE-2007-5351](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5351/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3145/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-0951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0951/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-1658](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1658/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-1534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1534/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5229 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 25 Nov 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-2008-5229 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Vista. 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-2008-5229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5229/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5229

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