Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and possibly 2003 allows local users with the SeDebugPrivilege privilege to execute arbitrary code as kernel and read or write kernel memory via the NtSystemDebugControl function, which does not verify its pointer arguments
Published Aug 16, 2005
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.43%
Description
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and possibly 2003 allows local users with the SeDebugPrivilege privilege to execute arbitrary code as kernel and read or write kernel memory via the NtSystemDebugControl function, which does not verify its pointer arguments. Note: this issue has been disputed, since Administrator privileges are typically required to exploit this issue, thus privilege boundaries are not crossed
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Mar 21, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01433) | 72.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01433) | 69.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.31% (0.01309) | 78.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.28% (0.04282) | 87.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4.28% (0.04282) | 87.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03934) | 84.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03934) | 68.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.69% (0.03690) | 66.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0529.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0530.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/354392 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1009128 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15263 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0529.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0530.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/354392 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1009128 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15263 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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