CVE-2009-2653
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.93%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.93% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
- http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/56780
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
- http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30Exploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
- http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.htmlExploit
- http://osvdb.org/56780
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
- http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.