Is CVE-2008-6819 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6819 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6819?

CVE-2008-6819 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6819

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Vista allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors related to CreateWindow, TranslateMessage, and DispatchMessage, possibly a race condition between threads, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1084. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.7 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 1.3% (71th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6779)
Published: June 1, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6779 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / windows 2003 server
microsoft / windows vista

Certified products that may be affected

8 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Windows Vista Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1002 - historical
Windows Vista Enhanced DSS and Diffie-Hellman Cryptographic Provider (DSSENH) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 1003 - historical
Windows Vista Boot Manager (bootmgr) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 978 - historical
Windows Vista Winload OS Loader (winload.exe) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 979 - historical
Windows Vista Code Integrity (ci.dll) - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 980 - historical

See all 8 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://bugtraq.ru/cgi-bin/forum.mcgi?type=sb&b=2&m=152274(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35121(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/exploits/35121.c(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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