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.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23367
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/34011
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1639
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-022
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337953
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1326
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465232/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24834
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017898
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070410a.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0271
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_2003_server
gold
microsoft/windows_2003_server
sp1
microsoft/windows_2003_server
sp2
microsoft/windows_xp
Published
Apr 10, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026