PT-2004-1378 · Microsoft · Utility Manager+2

Cesar Cerrudo · Published 2004-07-14 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2004-0213

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows 2000

Description The issue allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack. This is achieved by sending a Windows message to Utility Manager, which launches winhlp32.exe with raised privileges. The attack bypasses the GUI by directly accessing context-sensitive help and then sends another message to winhlp32 to open a user-selected file.

Recommendations For Windows 2000, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Missing Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-306

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0213

Affected Products

Utility Manager

Windows 2000

Winhlp32.Exe

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/355 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/351 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/350 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/352 · Exploit
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html · Patch
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-019 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0213 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2495 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580 · Note