\Device\NdisTapi (NDISTAPI.sys) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and 2003 SP1 uses weak permissions, which allows local users to write to the…

Description

\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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 24598 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=47 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 2471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 23025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 33628 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• windows-ndistapi-dos(33086) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20070319 [Reversemode Advisory] Microsoft Windows Ndistapi.sys IRQL escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 12:59 UTC.