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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4762		Date: 2004-10-13
Title:	Windows NT Terminal Server VDM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description:	The Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) subsystem of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 allows local users to access kernel memory and gain privileges via a malicious program that modified some system structures in a way that is not properly validated by privileged operating system functions.
Version:	1	Class:	vulnerability
Status:	ACCEPTED	Reference(s):	CVE-2004-0208
Family:	windows
Platform(s):	Microsoft Windows NT	Product(s):	VDM
Definition Synopsis:
this is an NT Terminal Server AND the version of gdi32.dll is less than 4.0.1381.33566 AND NOT the patch KB840987 is installed (Hotfix key)

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