CVE-2004-0118: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 22.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows Nt: version 4.0 only

Published 2004-06-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.