Microsoft IIS up to 5.1 dllhost.exe privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft IIS up to 5.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file dllhost.exe. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0869. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS up to 5.1 (Web Server). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file dllhost.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the hosting process (dllhost.exe) for Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 through 5.1 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by executing an out of process application that acquires LocalSystem privileges, aka "Out of Process Privilege Elevation."

The weakness was presented 11/12/2002 as MS02-062 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0869. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10943 (MS02-018: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (327696)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10977 (Microsoft IIS Administrative Pages Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (MS02-062)).

Applying the patch MS02-062 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10590), Tenable (10943), SecurityFocus (BID 6069†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1824†). See VDB-19134, VDB-19135 and VDB-19136 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10943
Nessus Name: MS02-018: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (327696)
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OpenVAS ID: 10943
OpenVAS Name: Cumulative Patch for Internet Information Services (Q327696)
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Patch: MS02-062

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04/10/2002 🔍
04/23/2002 +13 days 🔍
10/31/2002 +191 days 🔍
11/12/2002 +12 days 🔍
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08/31/2003 +292 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3987 days 🔍
09/07/2025 +4056 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-062
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0869 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0869
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19133

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X-Force: 10590
SecurityFocus: 6069 - Microsoft IIS Out Of Process Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1824 - [MS02-062] Microsoft IIS 4.0-5.1 Allows Privilege Elevations via Out of Process Execution of Applica, High

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Created: 07/31/2014 15:05
Updated: 09/07/2025 06:58
Changes: 07/31/2014 15:05 (59), 05/12/2019 00:12 (17), 09/07/2025 06:58 (17)
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