CVE-2007-1206
The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) in the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003, 2003 SP1, and 2003 SP2; and Windows Vista before June 2006; uses insecure permissions (PAGE_READWRITE) for a physical memory view, which…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) in the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003, 2003 SP1, and 2003 SP2; and Windows Vista before June 2006; uses insecure permissions (PAGE_READWRITE) for a physical memory view, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the "zero page" during a race condition before the view is unmapped.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.71% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070410a.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24834Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017898
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337953US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/34011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465232/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23367
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1326Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-022
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1639
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070410a.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24834Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017898
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337953US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/34011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465232/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23367
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1326Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-022
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1639
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.