CVE-2009-2653 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local administrators to bypass unspecified "security software" and gain privileges via a crafted call that triggers an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that 'the Administrator to SYSTEM "escalation" is not a security boundary we defend.

Published: 2009-08-03

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html
http://osvdb.org/56780
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-03T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:56.236Z

Reserved: 2009-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2653

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-03T14:30:00.687

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2653

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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