# CVE-2009-2653: The NtUserConsoleControl function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 before SP1, allows local administrators

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-08-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.ntinternals.org/index.html#09_07_30
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022630
- http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2009/06/11/latest-baidu-public-posting-requires-adminisrator-to-elevate.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/56780
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301
- http://hi.baidu.com/azy0922/blog/item/f950cbc2890729130ef47783.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9301

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