Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2 Analysis Engine privileges management

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Analysis Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-2091. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 1.2. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Analysis Engine. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 1.2 does not correctly identify systems that have been patched but remain vulnerable to exploit until the system is rebooted, possibly giving the administrator a false sense of security.

The weakness was released 02/10/2004 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2091 since 05/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/05/2017). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 9634†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Microsoft

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• Baseline Security Analyzer

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• 1.2

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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