Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1/XP SP2 Hardware Detection privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1/XP SP2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Hardware Detection. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0211. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1/XP SP2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Hardware Detection. 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. CVE summarizes:

The hardware detection functionality in the Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and Professional, and Server 2003 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via an unvalidated parameter to a function related to the "detection and registration of new hardware."

The weakness was published 02/13/2007 with Microsoft as MS07-006 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0211 since 01/12/2007. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24330 (MS07-006: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (928255)), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90380 (Windows Shell Could Allow Privilege Elevation (MS07-006)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS07-006 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32111), Tenable (24330), SecurityFocus (BID 22481†), OSVDB (31890†) and Secunia (SA24126†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2933, VDB-2932 and VDB-2931. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24330
Nessus Name: MS07-006: Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (928255)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS07-006

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-006
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2930

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X-Force: 32111
SecurityFocus: 22481 - Microsoft Windows Shell Hardware Detection Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 24126 - Microsoft Windows Shell Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 31890 - Microsoft Windows Shell New Hardware Local Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017633 - Windows Shell Hardware Detection Service Parameter Validation Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 14274 - [MS07-006] Microsoft Windows Shell Hardware Detection Privilege Escalation, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0575

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2007 02:04 PM
Updated: 06/14/2025 04:31 PM
Changes: 02/15/2007 02:04 PM (58), 04/07/2017 04:01 PM (23), 03/15/2021 09:24 AM (7), 03/15/2021 09:26 AM (2), 03/15/2021 09:33 AM (1), 01/05/2025 01:48 PM (15), 06/14/2025 04:31 PM (2)
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