Gravity Storm Software Service Pack Manager 2000 up to 6.1 Share privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Gravity Storm Software Service Pack Manager 2000 up to 6.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Share Handler. This manipulation with the input SPM2000c$ causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-0479. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gravity Storm Software Service Pack Manager 2000 up to 6.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Share Handler. The manipulation with the input value SPM2000c$ 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. The summary by CVE is:

Gravity Storm Service Pack Manager 2000 creates a hidden share (SPM2000c$) mapped to the C drive, which may allow local users to bypass access restrictions on certain directories in the C drive, such as system32, by accessing them through the hidden share.

The weakness was published 08/12/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0479. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 45015 (Gravity Storm Service Pack Manager 2000 Present).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8607), SecurityFocus (BID 4347†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6406†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Timelineinfo

03/22/2002 🔍
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08/12/2002 +143 days 🔍
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12/12/2004 +853 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3509 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18535
X-Force: 8607 - Gravity Storm Service Pack Manager 2000 hidden share could give access to system32 directory
SecurityFocus: 4347 - Gravity Storm Service Pack Manager 2000 Directory Permissions Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 6406 - Gravity Storm Software Service Pack Manager 2000 <= 6.3, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 21:53
Updated: 09/16/2025 18:24
Changes: 07/22/2014 21:53 (57), 05/27/2019 09:30 (3), 09/16/2025 18:24 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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