CVE-2009-0229 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page in the Windows Print Spooler 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-2009-0229?

CVE-2009-0229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 10 Jun 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0229?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Xp.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v3g-8955-wqqq.

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