CVE-2009-2653

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Published Aug 3, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 5.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local administrators to bypass unspecified "security software" and gain privileges via a crafted call that triggers an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that 'the Administrator to SYSTEM "escalation" is not a security boundary we defend.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.9% (5.932% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html
http://osvdb.org/56780
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 3, 2009, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM
Reserved: Aug 3, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 3, 2009, 2:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM

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