TITLE: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Critical: LESS critical Impact: Privilege escalation DoS Where: LOCAL system SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA37001 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/37001/ DESCRIPTION: Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially gain escalated privileges. 1) An error exists in the Windows kernel when truncating a 64-bit value to a 32-bit value. This can be exploited to trigger an integer underflow and potentially execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. 2) An error exists in the Windows kernel when processing certain data contained within executables. This can be exploited to trigger a NULL-pointer dereference and potentially execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. 3) An error in the Windows kernel when handling exceptions can be exploited to cause a system crash. SOLUTION: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bdfa6583-28a2-4d6b-91d2-157a8518b664 Windows XP SP2/SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cece4c55-0756-4357-9d2d-6709e8426068 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5459b7d4-1fab-4a04-ab9d-b8323505c1e2 Windows Server 2003 SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1e3f3842-f8fd-4969-a2cf-706db38d7580 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95286b8d-4b53-4e6c-af59-e9e18fad3559 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=faef714b-5f46-47f2-bea7-881df05a1bc0 Windows Vista and Windows Vista SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=acf6f3e6-282e-4f05-9060-8d0ebb874b97 Windows Vista SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=acf6f3e6-282e-4f05-9060-8d0ebb874b97 Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13a3fe0b-e300-4568-aa08-d586ab8d5434 Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13a3fe0b-e300-4568-aa08-d586ab8d5434 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=71aec6f6-a36b-465e-8885-b094dfd30423 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=71aec6f6-a36b-465e-8885-b094dfd30423 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=88f4189f-71fe-404a-869e-3f76692acf94 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=88f4189f-71fe-404a-869e-3f76692acf94 Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3e0f0b1c-ca5d-43fc-9770-73396a5f191c Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3e0f0b1c-ca5d-43fc-9770-73396a5f191c ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Microsoft (KB971486): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-058.mspx ========================= The list's FAQ's can be seen by sending an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with FAQ in the subject line. To unsubscribe, subscribe, set Digest or Vacation to on or off, go to //www.freelists.org/list/pcworks . You can also send an email to PCWorks-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with Unsubscribe in the subject line. Your member list settings can be found at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi/l=pcworks . Once logged in, you have access to numerous other email options. The list archives are located at //www.freelists.org/archives/pcworks/ . All email posted to the list will be placed there in the event anyone needs to look for previous posts. -zxdjhu-
