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CVE-2008-5044

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 1.68%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0. It affects Microsoft, Windows. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-5044
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4
EPSS
1.68%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

Race condition in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a multi-threaded application that makes many calls to UnhookWindowsHookEx while certain other desktop activity is occurring.