CVE-2002-2283 Information disclosure in n/a
A local attacker with Fast User Switching enabled can view other users' processes due to improper privilege removal, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2283?
CVE-2002-2283 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 18 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Windows XP with Fast User Switching (FUS) enabled does not remove the "show processes from all users" privilege when the user is removed from the administrator group, which allows that user to view processes of other users.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-2283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qggq-h3v8-mh2x.