CVE-2009-0320
Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003 and 2008, and Vista exposes I/O activity measurements of all...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-0320- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2009-0320- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0324 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2009-0324- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-444h-qfvw-6mmm No score
Microsoft Windows XP, Server 2003 and 2008, and Vista exposes I/O activity measurements of all...
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."
- Record
GHSA-444h-qfvw-6mmm- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0320 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published January 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.