Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP ASCII Editor Privilege Escalation

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4.6$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component ASCII Editor. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was shared 10/17/2004 by Kaveh Mofidi with Secure Target Network (Website). The advisory is shared at securetarget.net. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at windowsupdate.microsoft.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product.

The entry 908 is related to this item.

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  • end of life (old version)

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Alternative
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Patch: windowsupdate.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

10/17/2004 🔍
10/18/2004 +1 days 🔍
06/29/2019 +5367 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securetarget.net
Researcher: Kaveh Mofidi
Organization: Secure Target Network
Status: Not defined
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2004 14:13
Updated: 06/29/2019 16:52
Changes: 10/18/2004 14:13 (49), 06/29/2019 16:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 18:997:103

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