[security-alerts] FW: [SA21415] Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 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=08806
182-6a26-4663-91ea-179817350a91
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Reported by the vendor.
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> MS06-049 (KB920958):
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-049.mspx
>