VDB-130817 · CVE-2019-0659 · BID 106892

Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 Storage Service access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Storage Service. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-0659. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Storage Service. 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, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2019. The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-0659 since 11/26/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/13/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91504 (Microsoft Windows Security Update February 2019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Windows

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/26/2018 🔍
02/12/2019 +78 days 🔍
02/12/2019 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2019 +0 days 🔍
02/13/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/13/2024 +1977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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Coordinated: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-0659 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-0659
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130817
SecurityFocus: 106892

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2019 10:07
Updated: 07/13/2024 20:11
Changes: 02/13/2019 10:07 (70), 05/10/2020 09:27 (3), 07/10/2023 08:30 (5), 07/13/2024 20:11 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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