Microsoft Windows 95 Backup Utility privileges management

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 95 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Backup Utility. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1692. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 95 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Backup Utility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in backup utility of Microsoft Windows 95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing a filename with a long extension to be placed in a folder to be backed up.

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1995. The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1692. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2686 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7892) and SecurityFocus (BID 3864†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

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• Windows

Version

• 95

License

• commercial

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• end of life (old version)

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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