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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…
High7.2EPSS 2.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- 18064 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2868 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 15826 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MS05-055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2909 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- win-apc-gain-privileges(23447) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 18311 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- EEYEB-20051213 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_EEYEx_transferred
- 252 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20051213 [EEYEB-20050523] Windows Kernel APC Data-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1015347 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 18823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 15821 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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