CVE-2003-0910

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The NtSetLdtEntries function in the programming interface for the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows local attackers to gain access to kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via an expand-down data segment descriptor descriptor that points to protected memory.

The NtSetLdtEntries function in the programming interface for the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows local attackers to gain access to kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via an expand-down data segment descriptor descriptor that points to protected memory.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 20 years ago

2004-06-01 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:33:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

4.0

References

20040413 EEYE: Windows Expand-Down Data Segment Local Privilege Escalation

O-114

AD20040413D

Patch, Vendor Advisory

VU#122076

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

10122

TA04-104A

Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

MS04-011

win-ldt-gain-privileges(15707)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:890

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:911

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