Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902916
Category:	Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Title:	Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2711167)
Summary:	This host is missing an important security update according to; Microsoft Bulletin MS12-042.
Description:	Summary: This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS12-042. Vulnerability Insight: The flaws are due to an: - Error in the User Mode Scheduler (UMS) when handling a particular system request can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. - Error in incorrect protection of BIOS ROM can be exploited to execute arbitrary code. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel-mode privileges. Affected Software/OS: - Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior - Microsoft Windows XP x32 Edition Service Pack 3 and prior - Microsoft Windows 2K3 x32 Edition Service Pack 2 and prior - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior Solution: The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 8.3 CVSS Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0217 Cert/CC Advisory: TA12-164A http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#649219 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/649219 Debian Security Information: DSA-2501 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2501 Debian Security Information: DSA-2508 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2508 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28718/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46508/ FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-12:04 http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-12:04.sysret.asc http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-06/msg00001.html http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2012-06/msg01072.html Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS12-042 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-042 NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2012-003 http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2012-003.txt.asc https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15596 http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1515 BugTraq ID: 52820 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52820 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15209 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17110 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026875 XForce ISS Database: vmware-esxserver-io-privilege-escalation(74480) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74480
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