CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2339

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and possibly 2003 allows local users with SeDebugPrivilege to execute arbitrary code as kernel and read or write kernel memory via the NtSystemDebugControl function, which does not verify its pointer arguments. Note: this issue has been disputed, since Administrator privileges are typically required to exploit this issue, thus privilege boundaries are not crossed.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the potential for privilege escalation by a local user with SeDebugPrivilege, which could lead to full system compromise, including access to sensitive data and modification of critical system structures.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict the granting of SeDebugPrivilege to only trusted administrative accounts and to apply the latest security updates provided by the vendor.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and possibly 2003 allows local users with the SeDebugPrivilege privilege to execute arbitrary code as kernel and read or write kernel memory via the NtSystemDebugControl function, which does not verify its pointer arguments. Note: this issue has been disputed, since Administrator privileges are typically required to exploit this issue, thus privilege boundaries are not crossed

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS