Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 MTS Package Registry privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component MTS Package. The manipulation leads to privileges management (Registry). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0047. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component MTS Package. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Registry). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The default permissions for the MTS Package Administration registry key in Windows NT 4.0 allows local users to install or modify arbitrary Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) packages and gain privileges, aka one of the "Registry Permissions" vulnerabilities.

The weakness was disclosed 02/16/2001 with Microsoft as MS00-095 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0047. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11867 (Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : NT MTS Package Administration Registry Key Permission Weakness), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Applying the patch MS00-095 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5673), Tenable (11867), SecurityFocus (BID 2065†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2727†). The entries VDB-16455 and VDB-16456 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 11867
Nessus Name: Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : NT MTS Package Administration Registry Key Permission Weakness
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS00-095

Timelineinfo

12/06/2000 🔍
02/16/2001 +72 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +0 days 🔍
10/08/2003 +964 days 🔍
10/28/2003 +20 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3901 days 🔍
05/16/2019 +1778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-095
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16457

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X-Force: 5673 - Microsoft Windows NT MTS registry permissions
SecurityFocus: 2065 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 MTS Package Administration Registry Key Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2727 - [MS00-095] Windows NT MTS Package registry Access, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 12:35
Updated: 05/16/2019 12:36
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:35 (47), 05/16/2019 12:36 (29)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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