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MS Windows taskmgr.exe Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Windows Operating System and is prone to information disclosure vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The I/O activity measurement of all processes allow to obtain sensitive information by reading the I/O other bytes column in taskmgr.exe to estimate the number of characters that a different user entered at a password prompt through 'runas.exe'.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 and prior. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and prior.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.