5255 : Microsoft Windows Management Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-04-13

Description

Windows contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when an attacker is able to create a task which will execute with System privileges. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Authentication Management
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Windows	XP
		XP SP1
		XP 64-Bit SP1

References

OVAL ID: 1004
Bugtraq ID: 10125
Secunia Advisory ID: 11064
ISS X-Force ID: 15678 15818
CVE ID: 2003-0909 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 206468
Related OSVDB ID: 5248 5249 5250 5251 5252 5253 5254 5256 5257 5258 5259 5260 5261
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS04-011
CIAC Advisory: o-114
US-CERT Cyber Security Alert: TA04-104A

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Erik Kamphuis - logicacmg

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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