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CVE-2003-0908

N/A

Published: April 16, 2004 at 04:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows 2000

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 26%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 2000 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (10)

Mailing Listx_refsource_VULNWATCH

Source: [email protected]

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0082.html

x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIAC

Source: [email protected]

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource

Source: [email protected]

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526084

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0C2ACKU.html

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10124

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource

Source: [email protected]

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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