Microsoft Windows up to Vista Filesystem access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This impacts an unknown function of the component Filesystem. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2430. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Filesystem. 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.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-090 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2430 since 03/19/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85322 (MS15-090: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3060716)), 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 91083 (Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS15-090)).

Applying the patch MS15-090 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 (85322), SecurityFocus (BID 76233†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033251†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51883†). The entries VDB-77040 and VDB-77041 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 85322
Nessus Name: MS15-090: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3060716)
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Patch: MS15-090

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-090
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2430 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2430
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77042
SecurityFocus: 76233 - Microsoft Windows Filesystem CVE-2015-2430 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033251 - Microsoft Windows Object Manager/Registry/Filesystem Flaws Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 51883 - [MS15-090] Microsoft Windows Local Elevation of Privileges in Filesystem, High

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

Created: 08/12/2015 12:30
Updated: 06/09/2022 08:37
Changes: 08/12/2015 12:30 (66), 05/03/2019 06:54 (10), 06/09/2022 08:33 (2), 06/09/2022 08:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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