Microsoft Windows DCOM Object Launch privileges management

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component DCOM Object Launch. This manipulation causes privileges management. No exploit exists. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component DCOM Object Launch. 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 disclosed 01/01/1999. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1349) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2603†). The entries VDB-88718, VDB-88716, VDB-88715 and VDB-88714 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Operating System

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• Microsoft

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• Windows

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
• Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows

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