TITLE: Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA21415
VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/21415/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation WHERE: Local system OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server http://secunia.com/product/21/ Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server http://secunia.com/product/1177/ Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional http://secunia.com/product/1/ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server http://secunia.com/product/20/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in the kernel and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. NOTE: Additional issues discovered internally by Microsoft have also been reported. SOLUTION: Apply patch. Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=08806182-6a26-4663-91ea-179817350a91 ORIGINAL ADVISORY: MS06-049 (KB920958): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-049.mspx ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
