CVE-2001-0015 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2001-0015?

CVE-2001-0015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Network Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in Windows 2000 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a "WM_COPYDATA" message to an invisible window that is running with the privileges of the WINLOGON process.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0015?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

• CVE-2008-4250 Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2010-0232 Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-1123 Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2002-0367 Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2010-0269 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 10.0

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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