Vulnerability CVE-2007-1973
Published: 2007-04-11   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Race condition in the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) in the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to modify memory and gain privileges via the temporary \Device\PhysicalMemory section handle, a related issue to CVE-2007-1206.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Windows VDM Zero Page Race Condition Privilege Escalation
Derek Soeder
13.04.2007

Type:

CWE-Other

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.9/10
10/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows nt 

 References:
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070410a.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2563
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465232/100/0/threaded
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