Microsoft Windows up to Vista On-Screen Keyboard access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component On-Screen Keyboard. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-2781. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component On-Screen Keyboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 07/08/2014 by lokihardt@ASRT with Zero Day Initiative as MS14-039 as confirmed bulletin (Technet) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2781 since 04/10/2014. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 76408 (MS14-039: Vulnerability in On-Screen Keyboard Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975685)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90962 (Microsoft Windows On-Screen Keyboard Elevation of Privilege (MS14-039)).

Applying the patch MS14-039 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (76408), SecurityFocus (BID 68397†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030535†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45307†). Similar entries are available at VDB-67018, VDB-67017 and VDB-67016. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 76408
Nessus Name: MS14-039: Vulnerability in On-Screen Keyboard Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975685)
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Patch: MS14-039

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-039
Researcher: lokihardt@ASRT
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67015

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SecurityFocus: 68397 - Microsoft Windows On-Screen Keyboard CVE-2014-2781 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030535 - Microsoft Windows On-Screen Keyboard Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 45307 - [MS14-039] Microsoft Windows Multiple Versions Remote Privileges Escalation via On-Screen Keyboard, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 10:33
Updated: 12/17/2024 11:43
Changes: 07/09/2014 10:33 (76), 04/07/2017 15:08 (6), 02/08/2022 15:04 (2), 02/08/2022 15:07 (1), 12/17/2024 11:43 (16)
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