Microsoft Windows 2000 Accessibility Utility Manager could allow an attacker to gain privileges
| win2k-accessibility-gain-privileges (12543) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows 2000 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. Microsoft Windows 2000 fails to properly handle Windows messages, which are used by processes running on Windows to interact with the system and other processes. By running the Accessibility Utility Manager and loading a program and sending a specially-crafted Windows message to the Utility Manager, a local attacker could gain administrative privileges on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011. See References.
Note: Microsoft originally provided a patch for this vulnerability in MS03-025, but it has been superseded by the patch released with MS04-011. See References.
Microsoft is reporting that the patch released with MS03-025 is also superseded by MS04-019. MS04-019 does not reference MS04-011.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin N-116: Flaw in Microsoft Windows Message Handling through Utility Manager Could Enable Privilege Elevation.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-025: Flaw in Windows Message Handling through Utility Manager Could Enable Privilege Elevation (822679).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (835732).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-019: Vulnerability in Utility Manager Could Allow Code Execution (842526).
- NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory #NISR09072003 : Microsoft Utility Manager Local Privilege Escalation.
- BID-8154: Microsoft Windows Accessibility Utility Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0350: The control for listing accessibility options in the Accessibility Utility Manager on Windows 2000 (ListView) does not properly handle Windows messages, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Shatter style message to the Utility Manager that references a user-controlled callback function.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000
Reported:
Jul 09, 2003
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