Microsoft Windows up to XP win32k.sys resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to XP (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file win32k.sys. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 11/13/2012 by Matthew Jurczyk with Google Security Team as MS12-075 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2553 since 05/09/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a private exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62907 (MS12-075: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2761226)), 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 90843 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-075)).

Applying the patch MS12-075 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 (79683) and Tenable (62907). The entries 6550 and 6931 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62907
Nessus Name: MS12-075: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2761226)
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OpenVAS ID: 902693
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (2761226)
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Patch: MS12-075

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-075
Researcher: Matthew Jurczyk
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2553 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79683
SecurityTracker: 1027750 - Windows Kernel Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Obtain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 37230 - [MS12-075] Microsoft Kernel-Mode Drivers in Windows Local Privilege Escalation - CVE-2012-2553, High
SecurityFocus: 56448 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2012-2553 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 51239 - Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Three Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87269 - Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Memory Object Handling Local Privilege Escalation (2012-2553)

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 11/15/2012 17:00
Updated: 04/19/2021 11:04
Changes: 11/15/2012 17:00 (56), 04/07/2017 12:38 (27), 04/19/2021 10:59 (8), 04/19/2021 11:04 (1)
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