CVE-2007-3724

Published Jul 12, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The process scheduler in the Microsoft Windows XP kernel does not make use of the process statistics kept by the kernel, performs scheduling based on CPU billing gathered from periodic process sampling ticks, and gives preference to "interactive" processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-3708 The process scheduler in the Microsoft Windows XP kernel does not make use of the process statistics kept by the kernel, performs scheduling based on CPU billing gathered from periodic process sampling ticks, and gives preference to "interactive" processes that perform voluntary sleeps, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), as described in "Secretly Monopolizing the CPU Without Superuser Privileges."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:28 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 12, 2007, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:42 PM