NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties.
Priority LOW 29Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NOTE: this issue has been disputed by third parties. Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, and 2003 allows local users to kill a writable process by using the CreateRemoteThread function with certain arguments on a process that has been opened using the OpenProcess function, possibly involving an invalid address for the start routine. NOTE: followup posts have disputed this issue, saying that if a user already has privileges to write to a process, then other functions could be called or the process could be terminated using PROCESS_TERMINATE
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03648 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 21
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* | enterprise | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | enterprise sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* | r2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | r2 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* | standard | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:enterprise:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 11 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | standard sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | web | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | web sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:standard:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions web Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:web:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions web sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:media_center:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:media_center:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:media_center:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q98m-jc54-9j83
References
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- TI-2010-00224 The kernel in Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 through Windows 7, including Windows 2000 SP4… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2009-01065 The kernel in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2004-00181 The POSIX component of Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 allows local users to… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2002-00354 smss.exe debugging subsystem in Windows NT and Windows 2000 does not properly… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-3981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q98m-jc54-9j83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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