# CVE-2004-2176: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Local attackers can bypass Internet Connection Firewall restrictions by leveraging the trusted sessmgr.exe process to open listening ports.

- **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:** 10 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7v76-5mmq-g5jr

## What is CVE-2004-2176?

CVE-2004-2176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 10 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 is configured by default to trust sessmgr.exe, which allows local users to use sessmgr.exe to create a local listening port that bypasses the ICF access controls.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2176?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Windows Xp.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-2176 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2176 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft Windows XP - Weak Default Configuration (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp

- [CVE-2012-1852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1852/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-1853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1853/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-0119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0119/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1946/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3595/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2176 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 10 Jul 2005. 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-2004-2176 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Xp. 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-2004-2176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2176/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2176
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2176
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2176

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