Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 Network List Service privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Network List Service. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-1209. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2004 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Network List Service. 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 the way that the Windows Network List Service handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Network List Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

The weakness was shared 06/09/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-1209. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is 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 the way that the Windows Network List Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.

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

The entries VDB-156383, VDB-156382, VDB-156381 and VDB-156380 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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11/04/2019 🔍
06/09/2020 +218 days 🔍
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10/23/2020 +135 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-1209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-1209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-156379
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2020 07:48
Updated: 10/23/2020 11:55
Changes: 06/10/2020 07:48 (54), 06/10/2020 07:53 (17), 10/23/2020 11:55 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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