Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 7.1 Media Device Manager privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 7.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Media Device Manager. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0373. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Media Player up to 7.1 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Media Device Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Windows Media Device Manager (WMDM) Service in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 systems allows local users to obtain LocalSystem rights via a program that calls the WMDM service to connect to an invalid local storage device, aka "Privilege Elevation through Windows Media Device Manager Service".

The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2002 with Microsoft as MS02-032 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0373. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11302 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch MS02-032 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9421), Tenable (11302), SecurityFocus (BID 5109†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3827†). The entries VDB-18351 and VDB-18395 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 11302
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Patch: MS02-032

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06/27/2002 🔍
07/03/2002 +6 days 🔍
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04/02/2003 +273 days 🔍
02/23/2004 +327 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3791 days 🔍
06/27/2021 +2543 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-032
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0373 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0373
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18352
X-Force: 9421
SecurityFocus: 5109 - Windows Media Player WMDM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3827 - [MS02-032] Media Player WMDM Service Enables Local Privilege Elevation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:18
Updated: 06/27/2021 12:32
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:18 (63), 05/20/2019 07:51 (3), 06/27/2021 12:32 (3)
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