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CVE-2009-0083
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows…
High7.2EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows local users to gain privileges via an application that triggers use of a crafted pointer, aka "Windows Kernel Invalid Pointer 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)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (5 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
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- TA09-069A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- MS09-006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 34025 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1021827 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 34117 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5440 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 52524 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0659 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-079.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=842987&poid= (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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