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CVE-2005-2827

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2005-12-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows Nt

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References