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CVE-2004-0213

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Published: Aug 6, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that sends a Windows message to cause Utility Manager to launch winhlp32 by directly accessing the context sensitive help and bypassing the GUI, then sending another message to winhlp32 in order to open a user-selected file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0908.

Affected (3)

Microsoft
1 product
Windows 2000
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Windows 2000
All versions
Windows 2000
All versions
Windows 2000
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

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