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Microsoft Windows XP creates tasks with elevated privileges

Vulnerability Note VU#206468

Original Release Date: 2004-04-14 | Last Revised: 2004-09-13

Overview

Microsoft Windows XP contains a vulnerability in the way that tasks are created that may permit an authenticated user to launch applications with elevated privileges.

Description

Microsoft Windows creates tasks when a user launches an application. A vulnerability in the way that Windows XP creates the tasks may permit an authenticated user to launch applications with "SYSTEM" privileges.

Impact

An authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to launch applications with "SYSTEM" privileges.

Solution

Apply a patch from the vendor

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 contains patch information to resolve this issue.

Vendor Information

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Microsoft Corporation Affected

Updated:  April 14, 2004

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 contains information regarding this issue.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.


CVSS Metrics

Group Score Vector
Base N/A N/A
Temporal N/A N/A
Environmental N/A

References

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Erik Kamphuis for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Jason A Rafail.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2003-0909
Severity Metric: 18.56
Date Public: 2004-04-13
Date First Published: 2004-04-14
Date Last Updated: 2004-09-13 14:30 UTC
Document Revision: 8

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