CVE-2003-0908

Windows 2000 vulnerability

CVSS

7.2

EPSS

25.9%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 2000

CVSS vector

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

Published

2004-06-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 25.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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