CVE-2009-2653
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 5.9%
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.
- CVSS v2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 5.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93th percentile
- Published
- 2009-08-03
- Updated
- 2024-08-07