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."
Published: 2005-12-14
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: 2.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2828 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."
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows Nt
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:02.287Z

Reserved: 2005-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2827

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Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-14T01:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2827

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