CVE-2004-0894 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting improper validation in the Windows LSASS service.
- 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-2004-0894?
CVE-2004-0894 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
LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) of Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 does not properly validate connection information, which allows local users to gain privileges via a specially-designed program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0894?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0894?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-0894 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0894 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 2000
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6xr-g6c8-hgrw.