CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2827

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the kernel of Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 (NTOSKRNL.EXE) allows a local user to modify kernel memory and execution flow through a thread termination routine that causes Asynchronous Procedure Call (APC) entries to free the wrong data.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker could modify kernel memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation or system instability.

Recommendation

Apply the appropriate security patch provided by the vendor and restrict local system access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS