CVE-2008-1435 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows Explorer in Microsoft Windows Vista up to SP1, and Server 2008, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted saved-search (.search-ms) files that are not properly handled when saving, aka "Windows Saved Search Vulnerability."

Published: 2008-07-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 50.7% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50685.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30109
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020436
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-190A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2020/references
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5600

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows-nt Windows Vista

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2008-07-08T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.644Z

Reserved: 2008-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1435

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-07-08T23:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1435

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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