Description
The Windows Printing Service in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a crafted separator page, aka "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability."
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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zveriu/CVE-2009-0229-PoC ★ 3 · May 14, 2020
PoC for CVE-2009-0229 "Print Spooler Read File Vulnerability" LPE AFR (related to CVE-2020-1048)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-217.htm
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5815 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2009-1541 vdb-entry
- TA09-160A third-party-advisory
- MS09-022 vendor-advisory
- 35208 vdb-entry
- 35365 third-party-advisory
- 1022352 vdb-entry
- 54933 vdb-entry