Microsoft Virtual Machine up to 5.0.3805 Applet privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Virtual Machine up to 5.0.3805. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Applet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) APIs in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) 5.0.3805 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass security checks and access database contents via an untrusted Java applet.

The weakness was published 12/23/2002 with Microsoft as MS02-069 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1260. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11177 (MS02-052: Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Allow Code Execution (810030)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Applying the patch MS02-069 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10833) and Tenable (11177). Similar entries are available at 19178, 19181, 19232 and 19233.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Nessus ID: 11177
Nessus Name: MS02-052: Flaw in Microsoft VM Could Allow Code Execution (810030)
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Patch: MS02-069

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09/18/2002 🔍
11/28/2002 +71 days 🔍
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-069
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1260 (🔍)
X-Force: 10833 - Microsoft VM JDBC APIs could allow unauthorized database access
Vulnerability Center: 2674 - [MS02-069] MS JVM Allows Access To Local Database via Untrusted Java Applet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 6379 - Microsoft Java Virtual Machine JDBC API Access Vulnerability

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Created: 07/31/2014 17:15
Updated: 05/16/2019 10:56
Changes: 07/31/2014 17:15 (64), 05/16/2019 10:56 (9)
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