Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP IOCTL MQAC.sys/BthPan.sys privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library MQAC.sys/BthPan.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-4971. The attack requires local access. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2003/XP (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing in the library MQAC.sys/BthPan.sys of the component IOCTL Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/18/2014 by Matt Bergin with KoreLogic Security as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The public release happened without involvement of Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4971 since 07/15/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Python and been published 1 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 81 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78438 (MS14-062: Vulnerability in Message Queuing Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2993254)), 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 90981 (Microsoft Windows Message Queuing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS14-062)).

Applying the patch MS14-062 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94753), Exploit-DB (34112), Tenable (78438), SecurityFocus (BID 68764†) and OSVDB (109387†). Additional details are provided at archives.neohapsis.com. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Microsoft Bluetooth Personal Area Networking 5.1.2600.5512
  • Microsoft MQ Access Control 5.1.0.1110

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 78438
Nessus Name: MS14-062: Vulnerability in Message Queuing Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2993254)
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MetaSploit ID: bthpan.rb
MetaSploit Name: Microsoft Bluetooth Personal Area Networking (BthPan.sys) Privilege Escalation
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Patch: MS14-062

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04/28/2014 🔍
07/15/2014 +78 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: 127535
Researcher: Matt Bergin
Organization: KoreLogic Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67213

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X-Force: 94753 - Multiple Microsoft products MQAC.sys and BthPan.sys privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 68764 - Multiple Microsoft Products Arbitrary Memory Write Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 60974
OSVDB: 109387
SecurityTracker: 1031025 - Microsoft Message Queuing Service Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 46357 - [MS14-062] Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Local Host Privilege via a Crafted Address - CVE-2014-4971, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 19:48
Updated: 12/15/2024 07:20
Changes: 07/22/2014 19:48 (64), 04/07/2017 16:05 (32), 02/09/2022 16:37 (3), 02/09/2022 16:45 (7), 02/09/2022 16:54 (1), 06/09/2024 01:32 (15), 12/15/2024 07:20 (2)
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