The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) in the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003, 2003 SP1, and 2003 SP2; and Windows Vista before June 2006; uses insecure permissions (PAGE_READWRITE) for a physical memory view, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the "zero page" during a race condition before the view is unmapped
Published Apr 10, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) in the Windows Kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; 2000 SP4; XP SP2; Server 2003, 2003 SP1, and 2003 SP2; and Windows Vista before June 2006; uses insecure permissions (PAGE_READWRITE) for a physical memory view, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the "zero page" during a race condition before the view is unmapped.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- gold
- sp1
- sp2
- 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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02709) | 85.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 83.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01482) | 79.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 20.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 56.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070410a.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24834 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017898 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337953 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/34011 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465232/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466331/100/200/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23367 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-100A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1326 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1639 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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