CVE-2004-0213

Name: CVE-2004-0213
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2004-08-06T04:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 21.26%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0213 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that sends a Windows message to cause Utility Manager to launch winhlp32 by directly accessing the context sensitive help and bypassing the GUI, then sending another message to winhlp32 in order to open a user-selected file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0908.. EPSS estimates a 21.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Utility Manager in Windows 2000 launches winhlp32.exe while Utility Manager is running with raised privileges, which allows local users to gain system privileges via a "Shatter" style attack that sends a Windows message to cause Utility Manager to launch winhlp32 by directly accessing the context sensitive help and bypassing the GUI, then sending another message to winhlp32 in order to open a user-selected file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2003-0908.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

21.26%

97.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-306

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Microsoft	Windows 2000	All versions	Sp2

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-019Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2495Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108975382413405&w=2Mailing List
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/868580Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-019Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16592Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2495Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Aug 6, 2004
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-0213?

How severe is CVE-2004-0213?

CVE-2004-0213 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 21.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0213?

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Source: NVD / NIST