First published: Tue Apr 10 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 | =sp4 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp1 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =gold | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp2 |
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