CVE-2008-3464

no score yetEPSS 4.0%

afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka "AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability."

EPSS: 4.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-264
Published: 2008-10-15
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_2003_server
microsoft:windows_xp

References

http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/10/14/ms08-066-how-to-correctly-validate-and-capture-user-mode-data.aspx
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122479227205998&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32261
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497375/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31673

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