Microsoft Windows input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Windows Task Scheduler in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly determine the security context of scheduled tasks, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Task Scheduler Vulnerability." NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2010-3888.

The weakness was released 12/16/2010 as MS10-092 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3338. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51164 (MS10-092: Vulnerability in Task Scheduler Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2305420)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch MS10-092 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (62797) and Tenable (51164). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 4207.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: Yes
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 51164
Nessus Name: MS10-092: Vulnerability in Task Scheduler Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2305420)
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OpenVAS ID: 902276
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (2305420)
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MetaSploit ID: ms10_092_schelevator.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows Escalate Task Scheduler XML Privilege Escalation
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Patch: MS10-092
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09/14/2010 🔍
12/14/2010 +91 days 🔍
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12/16/2010 +1 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1554 days 🔍
10/07/2021 +2394 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS10-092
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-3338 (🔍)
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X-Force: 62797
Vulnerability Center: 28655 - [MS10-092] Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 44357

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Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/07/2021 07:29
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (42), 04/07/2017 16:04 (26), 10/07/2021 07:17 (1), 10/07/2021 07:23 (7), 10/07/2021 07:29 (3)
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