Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Server 2008 WINS access control

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/Server 2008 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WINS. 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. The summary by CVE is:

WINS in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges by sending crafted packets over the loopback interface, aka "WINS Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 09/13/2011 by Nicolas Economou with Core Security as MS11-070 (Website). The advisory is shared at coresecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1984 since 05/09/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Core Security and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56173 (MS11-070: Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2571621)), 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 MS11-070 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11675.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56173) and Exploit-DB (17831). The entry 4410 is related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Core Security
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Nessus ID: 56173
Nessus Name: MS11-070: Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2571621)
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OpenVAS ID: 902566
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows WINS Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2571621)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS11-070
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS11-070
Researcher: Nicolas Economou
Organization: Core Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1984 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 33184 - [MS11-070] Microsoft WINS Server in Windows Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 49515 - RETIRED: Microsoft September 2011 Advance Notification Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 45891 - Microsoft Windows WINS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 09/16/2011 02:00
Updated: 03/19/2021 14:46
Changes: 09/16/2011 02:00 (86), 08/19/2018 19:50 (13), 03/19/2021 14:46 (2)
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