CVE-2003-0908

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 25.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-04-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Utility Manager in Microsoft Windows 2000 executes winhlp32.exe with system privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a "Shatter" style attack using a Windows message that accesses the context sensitive help button in the GUI, as demonstrated using the File Open dialog in the Help window, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0213.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 2000: all versions

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0082.html
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/526084
http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5LP0C2ACKU.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10124
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15632
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1046
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q1/0082.html
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/general/04-0001.html

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