CVE-2009-1808
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by making an SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER SystemParametersInfo call with an...
- Published
- May 28, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 2, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 86.3%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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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.
Sources
Arkon · windows · Feb 2, 2009
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