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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2002-1230 EUVD-2002-1214GHSA-48m5-rj8r-v57w

NetDDE Agent on Windows NT 4.0, 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code as L…

Published Sep 1, 2004 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

NetDDE Agent on Windows NT 4.0, 4.0 Terminal Server Edition, Windows 2000, and Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary code as LocalSystem via "shatter" style attack by sending a WM_COPYDATA message followed by a WM_TIMER message, as demonstrated by GetAd, aka "Flaw in Windows WM_TIMER Message Handling Could Enable Privilege Elevation."

Public exploits

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