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…
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
References
- http://osvdb.org/52524
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34117
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-079.htm
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=842987&poid=
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34025
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021827
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0659
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5440
- http://osvdb.org/52524
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34117
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-079.htm
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=842987&poid=
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34025
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021827
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0659
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5440
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.