CVE-2009-0320

Medium

Description

Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003 and 2008, and Vista exposes I/O activity measurements of all processes, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading the I/O Other Bytes column in Task Manager (aka taskmgr.exe) to estimate the number of characters that a different user entered at a runas.exe password prompt, related to a "benchmarking attack."

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.0
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows Server
PublishedJan 28, 2009
First seenJan 28, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_server_2003No range specified—
microsoft windows_server_2008No range specified—
microsoft windows_vistaNo range specified—
microsoft windows_xpNo range specified—

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CVE-2009-0320 · Microsoft Windows Server · Dark Radar