Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3173. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

microsoft windows 2000 before update rollup 1 for sp4 does not apply group policies if the user logs on using upn credentials with a trailing dot which prevents windows 2000 from finding the correct domain controller and could allow the user to bypass intended restrictions.

The issue has been introduced in 08/24/1995. The weakness was published 10/06/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3173. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3696 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-26523, VDB-26522, VDB-26521 and VDB-26519. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/24/1995 🔍
10/06/2005 +3695 days 🔍
10/06/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2005 +0 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3443 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26520
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 09:09
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (39), 04/07/2017 16:03 (9), 07/06/2021 09:09 (2)
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