CVE-2002-0373

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
1.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 17% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: July 3, 2002 (8716 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

The Windows Media Device Manager (WMDM) Service in Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 on Windows 2000 systems allows local users to obtain LocalSystem rights via a program that calls the WMDM service to connect to an invalid local storage device, aka "Privilege Elevation through Windows Media Device Manager Service".

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

microsoft windows media player

References

🔗 www.iss.net 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 www.iss.net 🔗 www.securityfocus.com