CVE-2007-1209 Use after free in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a use-after-free in Windows CSRSS to gain elevated privileges by manipulating process connection resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-1209?
CVE-2007-1209 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Vista, published on 10 Apr 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly handle connection resources when starting and stopping processes, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening and closing multiple ApiPort connections, which leaves a "dangling pointer" to a process data structure.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1209?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1209?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2007-1209 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1209 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Vista
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf7m-rhv2-rhj9.