CVE-2005-2827

The thread termination routine in the kernel for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 (NTOSKRNL.EXE) allows local users to modify kernel memory and execution flow via steps in which a terminating thread causes Asynchronous Procedure Call (APC) entries to free the wrong data, aka the "Windows Kernel Vulnerability."

Affected products

Windows Nt

Microsoft Windows 2000

All versions

Microsoft Windows Nt

= 4.0

Fix

Available

CVSS 2.0

7.2 HIGH

EPSS

2.6% (84th percentile)

NVD status

Modified

Published

2005-12-14