Microsoft Windows up to Vista DirectShow Object access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component DirectShow Object Handler. 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 weakness was disclosed 07/08/2014 with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-041 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2780 since 04/10/2014. 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 76410 (MS14-041: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975681)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90964 (Microsoft Windows DirectShow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS14-041)).

Applying the patch MS14-041 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 Tenable (76410), SecurityFocus (BID 68392†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030537†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45324†). The entries VDB-67018, VDB-67016 and VDB-67015 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 76410
Nessus Name: MS14-041: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975681)
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Patch: MS14-041

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-041
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2780 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2780
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67017

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SecurityFocus: 68392 - Microsoft DirectX DirectShow CVE-2014-2780 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030537 - Microsoft DirectShow Object Memory Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45324 - [MS14-041] Microsoft DirectShow Local Privileges Escalation due to Improper Objects Handling in Memory, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 07/09/2014 10:39 AM
Updated: 12/17/2024 11:43 AM
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:39 AM (75), 04/07/2017 03:08 PM (6), 02/08/2022 03:24 PM (3), 02/08/2022 03:30 PM (1), 12/17/2024 11:43 AM (16)
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