68552 : Microsoft Windows win32k.sys Driver Keyboard Layout Loading Local Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2010-10-12 2010-10-12

Description

Microsoft Windows contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The kernel-mode drivers fail to properly perform indexing of a function-pointer table when loading specific keyboard layouts, which may allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Discovered in the Wild
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Check the vendor advisory or solution in the references section.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
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Windows Server
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2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
2008 for 32-bit Systems
2003 SP2 for Itanium
2008 for Itanium-based Systems
2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
2003 x64 Edition SP2
2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems
2008 for x64-based Systems
2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
2003 SP2
Windows XP
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SP3
Professional x64 Edition SP2
Windows Vista
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SP1
SP2
x64 Edition SP1
x64 Edition SP2
Windows 7
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for x64-based Systems
for 32-bit Systems

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-01-21 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

Blogs

This section lists the latest news and blogs found via the daylife API (and for older items, the technorati API), which mention or otherwise discuss this vulnerability.

2010/11/25 15:53:20 | Qihoo 360 Detects Oldest Vulnerability in Microsoft OS

from: RedOrbit

BEIJING, Nov. 25, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Today, China's leading network security services provider, Qihoo 360, released an emergency network security warning, claiming that it has first discovered an Exploit Code of an 18-year latent high-risk 0day

2010/11/25 16:31:30 | Qihoo 360 Detects Oldest Vulnerability in Microsoft OS

from: Albequerque Express

...security experts suggested that previously Stuxnet has just used another Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2010-2743) to seize control of the system. This vulnerability first appeared in 1995 and has a latency of 15 years. In addition,...

2010/11/23 14:19:30 | Stuxnet Redux: Questions and Answers

from: F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog

...0-days: •LNK (MS10-046) •Print Spooler (MS10-061) •Server Service (MS08-067) •Privilege escalation via Keyboard layout file (MS10-073) •Privilege escalation via Task Scheduler Q: And these have been patched by Microsoft? A: All but one of the two Privilege...

2010/10/13 09:48:15 | Microsoft releases biggest-ever set of security patches

from: Albequerque Express

...are likely to be developed that exploit some of the lower-rated issues as well. In fact, one of Tuesday's updates , MS10-073; rated important by Microsoft, fixes a Windows XP bug that was leveraged by the creators of the Stuxent worm. Stuxnet is the first...

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