High severity · published Aug 6, 2004
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"…
7.8
CVSS
20.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.1% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
W2
Windows 2000 · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0213
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0213
Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580
Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html
Patch
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-019
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2495
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