The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local…

Description

The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local administrators to bypass unspecified "security software" and gain privileges via a crafted call that triggers an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that 'the Administrator to SYSTEM "escalation" is not a security boundary we defend.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.9% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (6)

• http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1022630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 56780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 9301 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:59 UTC.