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CVE-2007-1206

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2007-04-10 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Microsoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References