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CVE-2002-1230
NetDDE Agent on Windows NT 4.0, 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code as…
Medium4.6EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
NetDDE Agent on Windows NT 4.0, 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem via "shatter" style attack by sending a WM_COPYDATA message followed by a WM_TIMER message, as demonstrated by GetAd, aka "Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Could Enable Privilege Elevation."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- N-027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- 5927 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.nl/filedesc/GetAd.c.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS02-071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- http://getad.chat.ru/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- win-netdde-gain-privileges(10343) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .