Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Task Manager input validation
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component Task Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 do not properly constrain impersonation levels, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2524.
The weakness was shared 09/08/2015 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as MS15-102 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2528 since 03/19/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85844 (MS15-102: Vulnerabilities in Windows Task Management Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3089657)), 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 91089 (Microsoft Windows Task Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS15-102)).
Applying the patch MS15-102 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 (85844). The entries 77630 and 77631 are related to this item.
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 85844
Nessus Name: MS15-102: Vulnerabilities in Windows Task Management Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3089657)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS15-102
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-2528 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033494 - Windows Task Manager Bugs Let Local Users Obtain System Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 52528 - [MS15-102] Microsoft Windows Local Security Bypass Vulnerability in Task Management, High
SecurityFocus: 76590 - Microsoft Windows Task Management CVE-2015-2528 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 09/09/2015 10:06Updated: 06/14/2022 16:51
Changes: 09/09/2015 10:06 (67), 05/03/2019 08:02 (12), 06/14/2022 16:44 (3), 06/14/2022 16:51 (1)
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