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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 5.93%

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.