CVE-2001-0015

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

Network Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in Windows 2000 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a "WM_COPYDATA" message to an invisible window that is running with the privileges of the WINLOGON process.

Network Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) in Windows 2000 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a "WM_COPYDATA" message to an invisible window that is running with the privileges of the WINLOGON process.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 23 years ago

2001-03-12 05:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:30:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000

References

A020501-1

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

2341

MS01-007

win-dde-elevate-privileges(6062)

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