Microsoft Windows 2000 Utility Manager winhlp32.exe memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file winhlp32.exe of the component Utility Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2004. The weakness was released 07/13/2004 by Cesar Cerrudo with Microsoft as MS04-019 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0213 since 03/11/2004. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securiteam.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1608 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 13637 (MS04-019: Utility Manager Could Allow Code Execution (842526)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying the patch MS04-019 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16592), Tenable (13637) and Exploit-DB (350). go.microsoft.com is providing further details. Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 763.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 13637
Nessus Name: MS04-019: Utility Manager Could Allow Code Execution (842526)
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Patch: MS04-019

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS04-019
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0213 (🔍)
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X-Force: 16592 - Microsoft Windows Utility Manager gain privileges, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 4725 - [MS04-019] Utility Manager in Windows 2000 Allows Privilege Elevation, Medium
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 10707 - Microsoft Windows Utility Manager Local Privilege Escalation Variant Vulnerability
Secunia: 12051 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Utility Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 7792 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Utility Manager Privilege Escalation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/14/2004 12:00
Updated: 03/09/2021 16:14
Changes: 07/14/2004 12:00 (101), 06/28/2019 21:43 (2), 03/09/2021 16:14 (2)
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