National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1436

Overview

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.

Impact

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA09-104A

Name: TA09-104A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2009-1026

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1019904

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019904

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20081008 Token Kidnapping Windows 2003 PoC exploit

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080419 Token Kidnapping (Microsoft Security Advisory 951306) presentation available

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded

External Source: MILW0RM

Name: 6705

Hyperlink:http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6705

External Source: MS

Name: MS09-012

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-012.mspx

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1264

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/references

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf

Hyperlink:http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip

Hyperlink:http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip

External Source: MISC

Name: http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.html

Hyperlink:http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29867

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29867

External Source: MISC

Name: http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html

Hyperlink:http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip

Hyperlink:http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip

External Source: XF

Name: ms-windows-localsystem-privilege-escalation(41880)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41880

External Source: BID

Name: 28833

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx

External Source: MISC

Name: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306

Hyperlink:http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx

Hyperlink:http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx