CVE-2002-1230 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.4% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.35% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-11-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 2000 |
| microsoft | windows 2000 terminal services |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - NetDDE Privilege Escalation (1) | 2002-10-09 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - NetDDE Privilege Escalation (2) | 2002-10-09 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (1) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (2) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (3) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (4) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (5) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (6) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (7) | 2002-08-06 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/NT 4.0 - Window Message Subsystem Design Error (8) | 2002-08-06 |
References
- http://getad.chat.ru/
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-027.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10343.php
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.nl/filedesc/GetAd.c.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5927
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-071
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A681
- http://getad.chat.ru/
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-027.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10343.php
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.nl/filedesc/GetAd.c.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5927
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-071
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A681
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