Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2003-0908
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.259 (97.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.259 · newest: 0.259 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/10124 (vdb-entry)
- www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml (government-resource, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15632 (vdb-entry)
- www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526084 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0C2ACKU.html
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0082.html (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1046 (signature, vdb-entry)