Microsoft Windows ReadDirectoryChangesW access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ReadDirectoryChangesW. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-0843. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected by this issue is the function ReadDirectoryChangesW. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The ReadDirectoryChangesW API function on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista does not check permissions for child objects, which allows local users to bypass permissions by opening a directory with LIST (READ) access and using ReadDirectoryChangesW to monitor changes of files that do not have LIST permissions, which can be leveraged to determine filenames, access times, and other sensitive information.

The weakness was released 02/22/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0843. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32644), SecurityFocus (BID 22664†), OSVDB (33474†), Secunia (SA24245†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38457†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/07/2007 🔍
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07/13/2021 +2314 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-0843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35156
X-Force: 32644
SecurityFocus: 22664
Secunia: 24245
OSVDB: 33474
Vulnerability Center: 38457 - Microsoft Multiple Windows Local Security Bypass and Leakage of Sensitive Information, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 14:28
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (38), 04/07/2017 16:03 (12), 07/13/2021 14:25 (1), 07/13/2021 14:26 (7), 07/13/2021 14:28 (2)
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