First published: Tue Mar 20 2007(Updated: )
\Device\NdisTapi (NDISTAPI.sys) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and 2003 SP1 uses weak permissions, which allows local users to write to the device and cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by using an IRQL to acquire a spinlock on paged memory via the NdisTapiDispatch function.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows XP | =sp2 | |
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server | =sp1 |
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CVE-2007-1537 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.
To fix CVE-2007-1537, apply the latest security updates from Microsoft for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 SP1.
CVE-2007-1537 affects users and systems running Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 Server SP1.
CVE-2007-1537 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to weak permissions in NDIS TAPI.
No, CVE-2007-1537 requires local access to the system for exploitation.