Auth bypass in Microsoft Windows 2000
CVE-2004-0213
Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that sends a Windows message to cause Utility Manager to launch winhlp32 by directly accessing the context sensitive help and bypassing the GUI, then sending another message to winhlp32 in order to open a user-selected file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0908.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.201 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.201 · newest: 0.201 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2495 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-019 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0213?
- CVE-2004-0213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2004-08-06.
- How severe is CVE-2004-0213?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.