Microsoft Windows 2000 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows 2000. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0229. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."

The issue has been introduced in 02/17/2000. The weakness was released 06/10/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0229. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Windows "Separator Page". It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3401 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39344 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90508 (Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (MS09-022)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (39344), SecurityFocus (BID 35208†), OSVDB (54933†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22490†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3990, VDB-3989, VDB-3988 and VDB-37163. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 39344
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OpenVAS ID: 900667
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerabilities in Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/17/2000 🔍
01/20/2009 +3259 days 🔍
06/09/2009 +140 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48511

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SecurityFocus: 35208
OSVDB: 54933
Vulnerability Center: 22490 - [MS09-022] Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Local Arbitrary Files Reading Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 05/17/2025 19:24
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (40), 05/16/2020 09:55 (4), 05/18/2020 07:38 (17), 08/11/2021 14:49 (5), 08/11/2021 14:53 (7), 08/11/2021 14:55 (1), 05/17/2025 19:24 (18)
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Committer: zveriu
Cache ID: 216::103

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Discussion

 zveriu (+2)
6 years ago
Exploit PoC https://github.com/zveriu/CVE-2009-0229-PoC

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