VDB-46151 · CVE-2009-0320 · BID 33440

Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/XP information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/XP. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0320. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/XP (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003 and 2008, and Vista exposes I/O activity measurements of all processes, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading the I/O Other Bytes column in Task Manager (aka taskmgr.exe) to estimate the number of characters that a different user entered at a runas.exe password prompt, related to a "benchmarking attack."

The weakness was released 01/28/2009 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0320 since 01/28/2009. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116157 (Microsoft Windows "RunAs" Password Length Local Information Disclosure - Zero Day).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 33440†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life (old version)

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 900302
OpenVAS Name: MS Windows taskmgr.exe Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/26/2009 🔍
01/28/2009 +2 days 🔍
01/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2009 +0 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2239 days 🔍
05/16/2025 +3713 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-0320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46151
SecurityFocus: 33440 - Microsoft Windows 'RunAs' Password Length Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/16/2025 17:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (46), 04/07/2017 16:03 (4), 08/04/2021 09:34 (7), 05/16/2025 17:25 (18)
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