CVE-2003-0908 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2003-0908?

CVE-2003-0908 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 16 Apr 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Utility Manager in Microsoft Windows 2000 executes winhlp32.exe with system privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a "Shatter" style attack using a Windows message that accesses the context sensitive help button in the GUI, as demonstrated using the File Open dialog in the Help window, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0213.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0908?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0908?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0908 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-0908 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0908 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-wwxr-4g98-3vf6.