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CVE-2004-0213

Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which all

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.0236
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft windows 2000all versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localMicrosoft Windows Server 2000 - Utility Manager All-in-One (MS04-019)verified
localMicrosoft Windows Server 2000 - POSIX Subsystem Privilege Escalation (MS04-020)verified
localMicrosoft Windows Server 2000 - Universal Language Utility Manager (MS04-019)verified
localMicrosoft Windows Server 2000 - Utility Manager Privilege Escalation (MS04-019)verified
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Aug 2004 · 04:00 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-019PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2495Broken Link
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