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CVE-2007-1206

The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) in the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003, 2003 SP1

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.01753
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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3

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7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Apr 2007 · 09:19 PM
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