CVE-2003-0909 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Windows XP allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by creating a task at an elevated privilege level through the eventtriggers.exe command-line tool or the Task Scheduler service, aka "Windows Management Vulnerability."

Published: 2004-04-16

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 20.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.20854.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-114.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/206468
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10125
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-104A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-011
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15678
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1004

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-04-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:12:34.362Z

Reserved: 2003-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0909

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-06-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:03:10.333

Link: CVE-2003-0909

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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