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MS13-058: Vulnerability in Windows Defender Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2847927)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67215

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote host has a version of Windows Defender installed that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. An attacker with valid login credentials who successfully exploits this vulnerability can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Solution

Microsoft has released a patch for Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-058

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67215

File Name: smb_nt_ms13-058.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 7/10/2013

Updated: 9/15/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_defender

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-3154

BID: 60981

IAVA: 2013-A-0137-S

MSFT: MS13-058

MSKB: 2847927