Vulnerability CVE-2005-2827
Published: 2005-12-13   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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."

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Windows Kernel APC Data-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Derek Soeder
13.12.2005

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows 2000 
Microsoft -> Windows nt 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/252
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015347
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051213.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419377/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15826
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2868
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909
http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-055
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23447
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1583
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