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MS15-050: Vulnerability in Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3055642)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 83355
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.Description
The remote Windows host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Service Control Manager (SCM) due to improper verification of impersonation levels. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to escalate their privileges and make calls to SCM for which they lack sufficient privilege.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-050
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 83355
File Name: smb_nt_ms15-050.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 5/12/2015
Updated: 11/22/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-1702
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1702
BID: 74492