Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Registry Virtualization access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Registry Virtualization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 03/10/2015 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as MS15-025 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0073 since 11/18/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 81739 (MS15-025: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3038680)), 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 91034 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS15-025)).

Applying the patch MS15-025 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 (101144), Tenable (81739), SecurityFocus (BID 72908†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031899†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48994†). See VDB-73974 for similar entry.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 81739
Nessus Name: MS15-025: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3038680)
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Patch: MS15-025

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-025
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0073 (🔍)
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X-Force: 101144 - Microsoft Windows registry virtualization privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 72908 - Microsoft Windows Registry Virtualization CVE-2015-0073 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031899 - Windows Kernel Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48994 - [MS15-025] Microsoft Windows Kernel Local Privilege Escalation - CVE-2015-0073, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 03/11/2015 10:45 AM
Updated: 04/15/2022 09:30 AM
Changes: 03/11/2015 10:45 AM (72), 08/19/2018 08:04 PM (10), 04/15/2022 09:27 AM (2), 04/15/2022 09:30 AM (1)
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