THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2004-0118
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2004-0118

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
22.3%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The component for the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 does not properly validate system structures, which allows local users to access protected kernel memory and execute arbitrary code.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 2000
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2004-06-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-0118

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2000 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-0118.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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