CVE-2004-0208 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2004-0208?

CVE-2004-0208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 16 Oct 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to access kernel memory and gain privileges via a malicious program that modified some system structures in a way that is not properly validated by privileged operating system functions.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0208?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-0208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xxrx-ph32-wwrp.