CVE-2009-1922 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit a null pointer dereference in the Windows MSMQ service to escalate privileges via crafted IOCTL requests.

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-2009-1922?

CVE-2009-1922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, published on 12 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Message Queuing (aka MSMQ) service for Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP2, and Vista Gold does not properly validate unspecified IOCTL request data from user mode before passing this data to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted request, aka "MSMQ Null Pointer Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1922?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2009-1922?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1922 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-1922 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1922 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 2000 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-phx4-phq2-rjfc.

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