Microsoft Windows Server 2008 access control

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (Operating System). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The RPC Marshalling Engine (aka NDR) in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP2, Vista Gold, SP1, and SP2, and Server 2008 SP2 does not properly maintain its internal state, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory locations via a crafted RPC message that triggers incorrect pointer reading, related to "IDL interfaces containing a non-conformant varying array" and FC_SMVARRAY, FC_LGVARRAY, FC_VARIABLE_REPEAT, and FC_VARIABLE_OFFSET, aka "RPC Marshalling Engine Vulnerability."

The weakness was released 06/10/2009 as MS09-026 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0568. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/11/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39348 (MS09-026: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (970238)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS09-026 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50797) and Tenable (39348). Further details are available at us-cert.gov. Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 48512.

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

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 39348
Nessus Name: MS09-026: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (970238)
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OpenVAS ID: 900668
OpenVAS Name: Vulnerability in RPC Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (970238)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS09-026

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS09-026
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0568 (🔍)
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X-Force: 50797
Vulnerability Center: 22477 - [MS09-026] Microsoft Windows RPC Marshalling Engine Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 35219
OSVDB: 54936

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 15:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (45), 04/07/2017 12:39 (20), 08/11/2021 15:06 (2), 08/11/2021 15:12 (7), 08/11/2021 15:17 (1)
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