Microsoft Windows LSASS access control

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component LSASS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, and Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted local procedure call (LPC) request.

The bug was discovered 01/08/2008. The weakness was disclosed 01/08/2008 by Thomas Garnier (kyREcon) with SkyRecon as MS08-002 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5352 since 10/10/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. No form of authentication is required 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 29894 (MS08-002: Vulnerability in LSASS Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (943485)), 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS08-002 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 15 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39233) and Tenable (29894). The entries 3540 and 3541 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 29894
Nessus Name: MS08-002: Vulnerability in LSASS Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (943485)
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Patch: MS08-002

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS08-002
Researcher: Thomas Garnier (kyREcon)
Organization: SkyRecon
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-5352 (🔍)
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X-Force: 39233 - Microsoft Windows LSASS LPC privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1019165
Vulnerability Center: 17293 - [MS08-002] Microsoft Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 27099 - Microsoft Windows LSASS LPC Request Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28341
OSVDB: 40071 - Microsoft Windows LSASS Crafted LPC Request Local Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2008-0070

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Created: 01/21/2008 15:07
Updated: 08/02/2019 18:08
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:07 (88), 08/02/2019 18:08 (8)
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