CVE-2004-0208: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to access kernel memory and gain privileges via a malicious program that modified some system structures in a way that is not properly validated by privileged operating system functions.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server: version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Nt: version 4.0 only
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2004-11-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.