Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-0320 (CCN-48392)

Assigned:2009-01-24
Published:2009-01-24
Updated:2019-02-26
Summary: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."
CVSS v3 Severity:2.9 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
1.2 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
0.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
CWE-362
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jan 24 2009 - 05:32:11 CST
Benchmarking attacks and major security weakness on all recent Windows versions up to Windows 200

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-0320

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Web site
Microsoft Corporation

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 53533
Microsoft Windows Task Manager (taskmgr.exe) I/O Activity Local Information Disclosure

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20090124 Benchmarking attacks and major security weakness on all recent Windows versions up to Windows 200

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
33440

Source: CCN
Type: BID-33440
Microsoft Windows 'RunAs' Password Length Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
microsoft-windows-io-info-disclosure(48392)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft windows server 2003 *
    microsoft windows server 2008 *
    microsoft windows vista *
    microsoft windows xp *
    microsoft windows xp
    microsoft windows vista *
    microsoft windows 2003 *
    microsoft windows server 2008 *