# CVE-2004-0893: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit improper message length validation in the Windows Kernel LPC interface to escalate privileges.

- **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:** 15 Dec 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm55-79mv-22rp

## What is CVE-2004-0893?

CVE-2004-0893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 15 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Local Procedure Call (LPC) interface of the Windows Kernel for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate the lengths of messages sent to the LPC port, which allows local users to gain privileges, aka "Windows Kernel Vulnerability."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0893?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Nt, Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0893?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0893 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2004-0893 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0893 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 15 Dec 2004. 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-2004-0893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2004-0893/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0893/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0893
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0893
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0893

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