4.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2009-1808

Published: 28/05/2009 Updated: 17/08/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 495
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

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.

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Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/35120/info Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability Attackers may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges Successful exploits will facilitate the complete compromise of affected computers Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of ...