CVEvulnerability
CVE-2003-0908
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2004-06-01
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The Utility Manager in Microsoft Windows 2000 executes winhlp32.exe with system privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a "Shatter" style attack using a Windows message that accesses the context sensitive help button in the GUI, as demonstrated using the File Open dialog in the Help window, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0213.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 2000
Related
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0082.html archives.neohapsis.com
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml www.ciac.org
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526084 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0C2ACKU.html www.securiteam.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10124 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15632 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1046 oval.cisecurity.org
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0082.html archives.neohapsis.com
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml www.ciac.org
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526084 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0C2ACKU.html www.securiteam.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10124 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15632 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1046 oval.cisecurity.org