Microsoft Windows SMB Registry : NT RAS Administration Registry Key Permission Weakness Local Privilege Escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 10567

Synopsis

Local users can gain additional privileges.

Description

This script checks whether the following key can be modified by non-admins :

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\RAS

Write access to this key allows an unprivileged user to gain additional privileges.

Solution

Use regedt32 and set the permissions of this key to :

- admin group : Full Control
- system : Full Control
- everyone : Read

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 10567

File Name: smb_reg_ras_access.nasl

Version: 1.39

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/8/2000

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SMB/transport, SMB/name, SMB/login, SMB/password, SMB/registry_access

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/6/2000

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2001-0045

BID: 2064

MSFT: MS00-095

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