Overview
Microsoft Windows NT4.0 and Windows 2000 contain a vulnerability that could permit a local user to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Description
Microsoft Windows NT4.0 and Windows 2000 provide an Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) to support 16-bit legacy operations and applications. A vulnerability in the implementation of the VDM may lead to the dereferencing of a NULL pointer. This situation occurs when 16-bit code is executed without first initializing a VDM. For more details, please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 and eEye Digital Security Advisory [AD20040413E]. |
Impact
A local user may be able to gain elevated privileges on the system. |
Solution
Apply a patch from the vendor |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Microsoft and eEye Digital Security for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Jason A Rafail.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2004-0118 |
| Severity Metric: | 8.66 |
| Date Public: | 2004-04-13 |
| Date First Published: | 2004-04-14 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2004-04-14 15:06 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 3 |