Microsoft Windows Startup Malware privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Startup Malware. The manipulation leads to privileges management. No exploit exists. It is advisable to modify the configuration settings.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) (unknown version). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Startup Malware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/26/2019). 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 vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-3671†). The entries VDB-89300, VDB-89299, VDB-89296 and VDB-89295 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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