CVE-2004-0213

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link