CVE-2009-1123 (GCVE-0-2009-1123)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-06-10 18:00
Modified
2025-10-22 00:05
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly validate changes to unspecified kernel objects, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Desktop Vulnerability."
References
http://secunia.com/advisories/35372 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://osvdb.org/54940 vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-025 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022359 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6206 vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2022-03-03

Due date: 2022-03-24

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1123

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