Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 Registry Permission privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Registry Permission Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0046. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/2000 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Registry Permission Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

The default permissions for the SNMP Parameters registry key in Windows NT 4.0 allows remote attackers to read and possibly modify the SNMP community strings to obtain sensitive information or modify network configuration, aka one of the "Registry Permissions" vulnerabilities.

The weakness was released 02/16/2001 by Chris Anley with Microsoft as MS00-095 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0046. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11868 (Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : SNMP 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 (5672), Tenable (11868), SecurityFocus (BID 2066†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2726†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-16455 and VDB-16457. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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Nessus ID: 11868
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : SNMP 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 🔍
02/16/2001 +72 days 🔍
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10/08/2003 +964 days 🔍
10/28/2003 +20 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3901 days 🔍
06/25/2021 +2549 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-095
Researcher: Chris Anley
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0046 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0046
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16456

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X-Force: 5672 - Microsoft Windows NT SNMP registry permissions
SecurityFocus: 2066 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 / 2000 SNMP Registry Key Modification Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2726 - [MS00-096] Microsoft Windows NT 4.0,2000 SNMP Allows Modification of Registry Key, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 12:34
Updated: 06/25/2021 12:50
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:34 (47), 04/07/2017 16:02 (27), 06/25/2021 12:50 (2)
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