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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 2.71%

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.