VDB-136306 · CVE-2019-0998 · Qualys 91544

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Storage Service access control

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Storage Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Windows Storage Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0983.

The weakness was released 06/11/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-0998 since 11/26/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/10/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91544 (Microsoft Windows Security Update for June 2019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-136310, VDB-136309, VDB-136308 and VDB-136305.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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11/26/2018 🔍
06/11/2019 +197 days 🔍
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06/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/10/2024 +1855 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-0998 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2019 09:13 AM
Updated: 07/10/2024 11:44 AM
Changes: 06/12/2019 09:13 AM (70), 06/22/2020 09:59 AM (2), 07/10/2024 11:44 AM (19)
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