CVE-2009-2653

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

03/08/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

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 &#39;the Administrator to SYSTEM "escalation" is not a security boundary we defend.

Impact

Vector 2.0

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

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Base Score 2.0

4.60

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2::::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3::::::

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

CVE-2009-2653

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools