VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-2827
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability2.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-12-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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."