Microsoft Visual Studio Code Debug Listener privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code. This affects an unknown function of the component Debug Listener. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-1414. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Visual Studio Code (Programming Tool Software) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Debug Listener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it exposes a debug listener to users of a local computer, aka 'Visual Studio Code Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

The weakness was released 10/17/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-1414 since 11/26/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when it exposes a debug listener to users of a local computer. A local attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could inject arbitrary code to run in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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11/26/2018 🔍
10/17/2019 +325 days 🔍
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01/25/2020 +100 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-1414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149311

Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2020 08:32
Updated: 01/25/2020 08:37
Changes: 01/25/2020 08:32 (42), 01/25/2020 08:37 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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