Microsoft Windows up to Vista Journal Parser code injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Journal Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/08/2014 as MS14-038 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1824 since 01/29/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76407 (MS14-038: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2975689)), 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 MS14-038 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (76407).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 76407
Nessus Name: MS14-038: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2975689)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS14-038

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-038
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-1824 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1030531 - Windows Journal Parsing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 45300 - [MS14-038] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Journal - CVE-2014-1824, Critical
SecurityFocus: 68396 - Microsoft Windows Journal File Processing CVE-2014-1824 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 59776 - Microsoft Windows Journal Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:09 AM
Updated: 02/08/2022 10:54 AM
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:09 AM (74), 04/07/2017 03:09 PM (6), 02/08/2022 10:48 AM (3), 02/08/2022 10:54 AM (1)
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