CVE-2005-3981
Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, and 2003 allows local users to kill a writable process by using the CreateRemoteThread function with certain arguments on a process that has been opened using the OpenProcess function, possibly involving an invalid address…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties. Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, and 2003 allows local users to kill a writable process by using the CreateRemoteThread function with certain arguments on a process that has been opened using the OpenProcess function, possibly involving an invalid address for the start routine. NOTE: followup posts have disputed this issue, saying that if a user already has privileges to write to a process, then other functions could be called or the process could be terminated using PROCESS_TERMINATE
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.65% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418289/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418431/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15671/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418289/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418431/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15671/Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.