CVE-2002-0373

HIGH 7.2CVE-2002-0373 · Published 03/07/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-0373 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability affecting windows media player (microsoft).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 77.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
windows media player microsoft	`= 7.1`	No fix yet

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".

References

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

windows media player

microsoft

= 7.1

No fix yet

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