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CVE-2002-1230

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-11-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

NetDDE Agent on Windows NT 4.0, 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem via "shatter" style attack by sending a WM_COPYDATA message followed by a WM_TIMER message, as demonstrated by GetAd, aka "Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Could Enable Privilege Elevation."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services: all versions

References

• http://getad.chat.ru/
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-027.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10343.php
• http://www.packetstormsecurity.nl/filedesc/GetAd.c.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5927
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-071
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A681
• http://getad.chat.ru/
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-027.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10343.php
• http://www.packetstormsecurity.nl/filedesc/GetAd.c.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5927

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