CVE-2009-1123 on CISA KEV

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 Kern

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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."

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/35372
• osvdb.org — http://osvdb.org/54940
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1544
• docs.microsoft.com — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-02…
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022359
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.us-cert.gov — http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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