CVE-2007-1209

Published Apr 10, 2007

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly handle connection resources when starting and stopping processes, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening and closing multiple ApiPort connections, which leaves a "dangling pointer" to a process data structure.
Source
secure@microsoft.com
NVD status
Deferred

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
7.2
Impact score
10
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-399

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.