Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 NTLM Security Support Provider Service LPC Request privileges management
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component NTLM Security Support Provider Service. The manipulation as part of a LPC Request leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
NTLM Security Support Provider (NTLMSSP) service does not properly check the function number in an LPC request, which could allow local users to gain administrator level access.
The weakness was shared 03/12/2001 by Todd Sabin with Microsoft as MS01-008 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0016. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10693 (MS01-008: NTLMSSP Local Privilege Escalation (280119)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.
Applying the patch MS01-008 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6076) and Tenable (10693). The entries 16510 and 16508 are related to this item.
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Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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Nessus ID: 10693
Nessus Name: MS01-008: NTLMSSP Local Privilege Escalation (280119)
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Patch: MS01-008
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02/07/2001 🔍03/12/2001 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS01-008
Researcher: Todd Sabin
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2001-0016 (🔍)
X-Force: 6076 - NTLM Security Support Provider could allow elevation of privileges
Vulnerability Center: 306 - [MS01-008] NTLM Security Support Provider (NTLMSSP) Unauthorized Administrator Access, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2348
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Entry
Created: 07/03/2014 15:22Updated: 06/25/2021 13:35
Changes: 07/03/2014 15:22 (73), 06/25/2021 13:35 (2)
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