National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0083

Overview

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows local users to gain privileges via an application that triggers use of a crafted pointer, aka "Windows Kernel Invalid Pointer Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-069A

Name: TA09-069A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-069A.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS09-006

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-006.mspx

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-0659

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0659

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1021827

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021827

External Source: BID

Name: 34025

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34025

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=842987&poid=

Hyperlink:http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=842987&poid=

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-079.htm

Hyperlink:http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-079.htm

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 34117

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/34117

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5440

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5440

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 52524

Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/52524

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5440

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5440