// For flags

CVE-2005-2827

Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Kernel - APC Data-Free Local Escalation (MS05-055)

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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."

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2005-09-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2005-12-14 CVE Published
  • 2006-01-05 First Exploit
  • 2024-04-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Windows 2000
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*-
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 2000
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*sp1
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 2000
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*sp2
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 2000
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*sp3
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows 2000
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*sp4
Affected
Microsoft
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Windows Nt
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4.0
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Affected