CVE-2009-0083: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP1 does not properly handle invalid pointers, which allows local users to gain privileges via an application that triggers use of a crafted pointer, aka "Windows Kernel Invalid Pointer Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: any version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version
• Microsoft Windows Vista: any version; version gold only
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2009-03-10. Last modified 2026-06-16.