CVE-2009-1808 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash Windows XP systems by exploiting improper parameter handling in SystemParametersInfo calls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1808?
CVE-2009-1808 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 28 May 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by making an SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER SystemParametersInfo call with an improperly terminated pvParam argument, followed by an SPI_GETDESKWALLPAPER SystemParametersInfo call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1808?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1808?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1808 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-2009-1808 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1808 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4pm-4hhj-2343.