CVE-2009-0078

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

15/04/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 does not properly implement isolation among a set of distinct processes that (1) all run under the NetworkService account or (2) all run under the LocalService account, which allows local users to gain privileges by accessing the resources of one of the processes, aka "Windows WMI Service Isolation Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

7.20

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::32_bit:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:gold:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::pro_x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp1:itanium:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::32_bit:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::itanium:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:::x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:gold:::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:::pro_x64:::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp1::::::*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*

CVE-2009-0078

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools