CVE-2004-0208

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to access kernel memory and gain privileges via a malicious program that modified some system structures in a way that is not properly validated by privileged operating system functions.

The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to access kernel memory and gain privileges via a malicious program that modified some system structures in a way that is not properly validated by privileged operating system functions.

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

First reported 20 years ago

2004-11-03 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:34:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

4.0

Microsoft windows xp_gold

References

20041013 EEYE: Windows VDM #UD Local Privilege Escalation

VU#910998

Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

MS04-032

win-vdm-gain-privilege(16580)

win-ms04032-patch(17658)

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1751

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3161

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:3953

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4316

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4762

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