CVE-2003-0910
The NtSetLdtEntries function in the programming interface for the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 26.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The NtSetLdtEntries function in the programming interface for the Local Descriptor Table (LDT) in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 allows local attackers to gain access to kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via an expand-down data segment descriptor descriptor that points to protected memory.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 - Local Descriptor Table Privilege Escalation (MS04-011) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 23989local, windowspublished 18 Apr 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 26.1% · top 2.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- 20040413 EEYE: Windows Expand-Down Data Segment Local Privilege Escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:911 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- O-114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:890 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- MS04-011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- AD20040413D (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_EEYEx_transferred
- TA04-104A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 10122 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- win-ldt-gain-privileges(15707) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#122076 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2003-0900 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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