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CVE-2009-2653

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2009-08-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local administrators to bypass unspecified "security software" and gain privileges via a crafted call that triggers an overwrite of an arbitrary memory location. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this report, stating that 'the Administrator to SYSTEM "escalation" is not a security boundary we defend.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows Server 2003Microsoft Windows Xp

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References