CVE-2004-0118
The component for the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 does not properly validate system structures, which allows local users to access protected kernel memory and execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The component for the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 does not properly validate system structures, which allows local users to access protected kernel memory and execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 22.35% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows nt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 22.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020070.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413E.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/783748Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10117
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15714
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1512
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1718
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/020070.html
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
- http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040413E.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/783748Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10117
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15714
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1512
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1718
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.