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CVE-2003-0908
The Utility Manager in Microsoft Windows 2000 executes winhlp32.exe with system privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary…
High7.2EPSS 25.9%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 25.9% · top 2.0% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- 10124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- O-114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- win2k-utilitymgr-gain-privileges(15632) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MS04-011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- VU#526084 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- TA04-104A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0C2ACKU.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20040414 [SHATTER Team Security Alert] Microsoft Windows Utility Manager Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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)
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