# CVE-2002-0373: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain LocalSystem privileges by exploiting the Windows Media Device Manager service in Windows Media Player.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w298-98jv-f358

## 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: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3010/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-1728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1728/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-2745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2745/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-2527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2527/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0373 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0373/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0373/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0373
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0373
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0373

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