The Utility Manager in Microsoft Windows 2000 executes winhlp32.exe with system privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a "Shatter" style attack using a Windows message that accesses the context sensitive help button in the GUI, as demonstrated using the File Open dialog in the Help window, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0213.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 1.8

Priority: P4 - Informational (Low)

• S9 – Sabotage of System/App

EPSS

Score: 0.04323
Percentile: 0.88424

CVSS Scoring

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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