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TI-2007-01173 Aliases CVE-2007-1209GHSA-pf7m-rhv2-rhj9

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft…

Priority LOW 37CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows Vista does not properly handle connection resources when starting and stopping processes, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening and closing multiple ApiPort connections, which leaves a "dangling pointer" to a process data structure.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02772 86th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1209
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf7m-rhv2-rhj9

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2008-04072 The Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-06245 atmfd.dll in the Windows font library in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02132 Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02077 win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-05208 OleAut32.dll in OLE in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-03387 win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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