# CVE-2002-1230: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem via a shatter attack on NetDDE Agent in Windows NT, 2000, and XP.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 1 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-48m5-rj8r-v57w

## What is CVE-2002-1230?

CVE-2002-1230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetDDE Agent on Windows NT 4.0, 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem via "shatter" style attack by sending a WM_COPYDATA message followed by a WM_TIMER message, as demonstrated by GetAd, aka "Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Could Enable Privilege Elevation."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1230?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1230 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1230 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (1) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (2) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (3) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (4) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (5) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (6) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000

- [CVE-2008-4250](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4250/): Microsoft Windows Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0232/): Microsoft Windows Kernel Exception Handler (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2009-1123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1123/): Microsoft Windows Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2002-0367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0367/): Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-0269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0269/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1230 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 2000. 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-2002-1230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1230

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