MS09-058 Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971486)
Important - Elevation of Privilege This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logged on to the system and ran a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit any of these vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users.
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Related CVE Entries
Integer underflow in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 Gold and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers an incorrect truncation of a 64-bit integer to a 32-bit integer, aka "Windows Kernel Integer Underflow Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
7.2
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2009-10-14
Updated
2023-12-07
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 Gold does not properly validate data sent from user mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted PE .exe file that triggers a NULL pointer dereference during chain traversal, aka "Windows Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
6.9
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2009-10-14
Updated
2023-12-07
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 does not properly handle unspecified exceptions when an error condition occurs, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Exception Handler Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
4.9
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2009-10-14
Updated
2019-02-26