National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2003-0908

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#526084

Name: VU#526084

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

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

US-CERT Technical Alert: TA04-104A

Name: TA04-104A

Type: Advisory

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

External Source: MS

Name: MS04-011

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx

External Source: MISC

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

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

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

External Source: VULNWATCH

Name: 20040414 [SHATTER Team Security Alert] Microsoft Windows Utility Manager Vulnerability

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

External Source: XF

Name: win2k-utilitymgr-gain-privileges(15632)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15632

External Source: BID

Name: 10124

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

External Source: MISC

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

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

External Source: CIAC

Name: O-114

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

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1046

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1046

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1046