Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

microsoft windows xp pro sp2 and windows 2000 server sp4 running active directory allow local users to bypass group policies that restrict access to hidden drives by using the browse feature in office 10 applications such as word or excel or using a flash drive. note: this issue has been disputed in a followup post.

The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.info. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0545. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17212 (OFF2000: Office Programs Can Browse Restricted Drives (302753)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19461) and Tenable (17212).

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 17212
Nessus Name: OFF2000: Office Programs Can Browse Restricted Drives (302753)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/23/2005 🔍
02/24/2005 +1 days 🔍
02/25/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/01/2005 +4 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +62 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0545 (🔍)
X-Force: 19461
Vulnerability Center: 7179 - Microsoft Office 2000 Group Policies Allow Remote Files Disclosure, Low
SecurityFocus: 12641

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/01/2021 19:19
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (39), 04/07/2017 16:03 (20), 07/01/2021 19:11 (2), 07/01/2021 19:19 (1)
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