Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 Service Control Manager resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 R2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Service Control Manager. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-3862. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Service Control Manager. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted service description that is not properly handled by services.exe in the Service Control Manager (SCM), aka "Service Control Manager Double Free Vulnerability."

The weakness was presented 09/10/2013 as MS13-077 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-3862 since 06/03/2013. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69836 (MS13-077: Vulnerability in Windows Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2872339)), 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 90906 (Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (MS13-077)).

Applying the patch KB2872339 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 (86744), Tenable (69836), SecurityFocus (BID 62228†), OSVDB (97137†) and Secunia (SA54745†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. See VDB-10188, VDB-10189, VDB-10190 and VDB-10191 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 69836
Nessus Name: MS13-077: Vulnerability in Windows Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2872339)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: KB2872339

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS13-077
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3862 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3862
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10193

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X-Force: 86744
SecurityFocus: 62228
Secunia: 54745 - Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager Double-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 97137 - Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager (SCM) Corrupted Service Description Handling Double-free Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 41452 - [MS13-077] Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Control Manager Double Free Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 09/11/2013 11:11
Updated: 12/25/2024 22:10
Changes: 09/11/2013 11:11 (53), 04/07/2017 12:39 (22), 05/24/2021 09:29 (8), 05/24/2021 09:33 (1), 12/25/2024 22:10 (16)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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