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Windows 2000 Utility Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9224
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Release Date:
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2003-07-09
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Popularity:
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10,582 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Windows 2000, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a validation error in the way the Utility Manager handles Windows messages. This can be exploited by running a specially crafted program, which sends a special Windows message to the Utility Manager allowing arbitrary code to be run with escalated privileges.
Successful exploitation grants Local System privileges to the malicious user.
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