Apr 21, 2008

Unpatched vulnerability in Windows

There has been found locally abusable vulnerability from Windows for which there is currently no fix. Microsoft is working on it but haven't found yet any attack related to that vulnerability.

This vulnerability gives users with NetworkService or LocalService accounts a possibility to raise their user rights to LocalSystem level. Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and Microsoft SQL Server services might use those accounts. If attacker is able to execute malicious program code in eg, those services, there are chances to abuse that vulnerability. Microsoft may release a fix outside monthly updates or included to some of those.

Vulnerability is in XP/Server 2003/Server 2008/Vista. Here is a solution before update.

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