CVE-2002-0373 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2002-0373?

CVE-2002-0373 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Player, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Windows Media Device Manager (WMDM) Service in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 systems allows local users to obtain LocalSystem rights via a program that calls the WMDM service to connect to an invalid local storage device, aka "Privilege Elevation through Windows Media Device Manager Service".

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0373?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows Media Player.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Media Player

• CVE-2008-3010 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-1728 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2010-2745 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2009-2527 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2009-1331 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.3

All Microsoft Windows Media Player vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-w298-98jv-f358.