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Windows 2000Operating system · Microsoft

CVE-2007-2219

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2007-06-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in the Win32 API on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain parameters to an unspecified function.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A vulnerability in the Win32 API on Windows 2000, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1/SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing certain parameters to an unspecified function. This is a critical RCE flaw in the core Windows API layer.

MitigationApply available Microsoft patches for this CVE; if patches are unavailable due to End-of-Life status, migrate affected systems to supported Windows versions or implement network isolation to reduce exposure.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Windows 2000Operating system
Affected:all versions
Windows 2003 ServerOperating system
Affected:all versions= sp1= sp2
Windows XpOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the Windows version
    Run 'winver' from the command line or check System Properties to determine if the system is Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003
    Affected if The installed version is Windows 2000 (any version), Windows XP (any version), or Windows Server 2003 (any version)
  2. Check Windows Server 2003 service pack level
    Run 'winmsd' or check the System Information utility for the Service Pack version on Windows Server 2003
    Affected if The system is Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 installed
  3. Confirm the Win32 API component is present
    Verify that core Windows system files exist (such as kernel32.dll in C:\Windows\System32\) - these are required for the affected API layer
    Affected if The Win32 API system files are present and the version matches an affected Windows release

A system is affected if it is running Windows 2000 (any version), Windows XP (any version), or Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, as these contain the vulnerable Win32 API code.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply available Microsoft patches for this CVE; if patches are unavailable due to End-of-Life status, migrate affected systems to supported Windows versions or implement network isolation to reduce exposure.

Fix this in Windows 2000 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
36.0 hours of engineering $6,400
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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