CVE-2008-1435: microsoft windows-nt Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1435 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft windows-nt. EPSS estimates a 28.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-07-2008
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.