Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Registry Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Registry Permission Handler. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0045. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code block of the component Registry Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The default permissions for the RAS Administration key in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by changing the value to point to a malicious DLL, aka one of the "Registry Permissions" vulnerabilities.

The weakness was published 02/16/2001 with Microsoft as MS00-095 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0045. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10567 (Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : NT RAS Administration Registry Key Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS00-095 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5671), Tenable (10567), SecurityFocus (BID 2064†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1182†). Similar entries are available at VDB-16456 and VDB-16457. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Nessus ID: 10567
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : NT RAS Administration Registry Key Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS00-095
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12/06/2000 🔍
12/08/2000 +2 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +70 days 🔍
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06/04/2003 +838 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +4047 days 🔍
06/25/2021 +2549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-095
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0045 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0045
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16455

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X-Force: 5671 - Microsoft Windows NT RAS registry permissions
SecurityFocus: 2064
Vulnerability Center: 1182 - [MS00-095] Windows NT RAS Allows Local Command Execution, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 12:32
Updated: 06/25/2021 12:41
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:32 (72), 04/07/2017 16:02 (2), 06/25/2021 12:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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