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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902337
Category:Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (2393802)
Summary:This host is missing a critical security update according to; Microsoft Bulletin MS11-011.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS11-011.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are due to

- an integer truncation error in the Windows kernel that does not properly
validate user-supplied data before allocating memory.

- a buffer overflow error in the 'win32k.sys' driver when interacting with
the Windows kernel.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers or malicious users to
execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
- Microsoft Windows 7

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior

- Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and prior

- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4398
BugTraq ID: 45045
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#529673
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945
http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS11-011
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046
http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0045
BugTraq ID: 46136
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46136
Bugtraq: 20110208 ZDI-11-064: Microsoft Windows WmiTraceMessageVa Local Kernel Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516276/100/0/threaded
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-064
http://osvdb.org/70823
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11996
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8110
XForce ISS Database: ms-win-kernel-privilege-escalation(64926)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64926
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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