CVE-2009-1124

Microsoft Windows - Local Privilege Escalation via Kernel Pointer Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly validate user-mode pointers in unspecified error conditions, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Pointer Validation Vulnerability."

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35372
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35238
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022359
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54941
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6231

Scores

EPSS 0.0144
EPSS Percentile 70.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (7)
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 sp2 x32 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (3 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista gold
microsoft/windows_xp (2 CPE variants)
Published Jun 10, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026