{
    "id": "CVE-2005-2827",
    "published": "2005-12-14 01:03:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:15:44",
    "cvss_score": "7.2",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.02626",
    "epss_percentile": "0.85058",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_2000"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_nt"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "1407",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Kernel - APC Data-Free Local Escalation (MS05-055)",
            "date": "2006-01-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1407"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/15821",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18064",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18311",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/252",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015347",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf",
        "http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051213.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/18823",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419377/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15826",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2868",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2909",
        "http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=375420",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-055",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23447",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1583",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/15821",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18064",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/18311",
        "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/252",
        "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015347",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-234.pdf",
        "http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20051213.html",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/18823",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419377/100/0/threaded"
    ]
}