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MS09-058: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971486)
high Nessus Plugin ID 42114
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Synopsis
The Windows kernel is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflow attacks.Description
The remote Windows host is running a version of the Windows kernel that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel due to the incorrect truncation of a 64- bit value to a 32-bit value. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs, view / change / delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
(CVE-2009-2515)
- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel due to the incorrect truncation of a 64- bit value to a 32-bit value. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs, view / change / delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
(CVE-2009-2516)
- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel because of the way the kernel handles certain exceptions. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by running a specially crafted application causing the system to restart.
(CVE-2009-2517)
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and 2008.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-058
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 42114
File Name: smb_nt_ms09-058.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 10/13/2009
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2009
Exploitable With
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