Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2/XP SP3 access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2/XP SP3 (Operating System). This affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

VMware ESXi 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5, 4.0, and 4.1 do not properly implement port-based I/O operations, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges by overwriting memory locations in a read-only memory block associated with the Virtual DOS Machine.

The weakness was shared 06/12/2012 as MS12-042 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1515 since 03/08/2012. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103458 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is . The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216031 (VMware ESX 4.x Several Security Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0006)).

Applying the patch MS12-042 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74480) and Tenable (103458). The entries 4406, 4504, 4545 and 5525 are related to this item.

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

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Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 103458
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OpenVAS ID: 103458
OpenVAS Name: VMSA-2012-0006 VMware ESXi and ESX address several security issues
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Patch: MS12-042

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-042
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1515 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74480 - VMware ESX Server and ESXi I/O privilege escalation
Vulnerability Center: 35315 - VMware ESXi and ESX Allows Local Privilege Escalation on Guest OS, High
SecurityFocus: 52820
Secunia: 49454 - Microsoft Windows Kernel Two Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 82849

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Created: 06/13/2012 17:24
Updated: 03/25/2021 13:47
Changes: 06/13/2012 17:24 (80), 04/13/2017 17:15 (7), 03/25/2021 13:47 (4)
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