SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-0083

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows local users to gain privileges via an application that triggers use of a crafted pointer, aka "Windows Kernel Invalid…

HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.46%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows local users to gain privileges via an application that triggers use of a crafted pointer, aka "Windows Kernel Invalid Pointer Vulnerability."

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.46% probability · 72th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista · microsoft/windows xp
Source
secure@microsoft.com

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