MS11-014: Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (2478960)

high Nessus Plugin ID 51914

Synopsis

Local users can elevate their privileges on the remote host.

Description

The remote host allows elevation of privileges through its Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) due to a failure to properly process specially crafted authentication requests.

An attacker who has the ability to log on to the affected host can leverage this issue to gain full administrative rights.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP and 2003.

See Also

https://www.nessus.org/u?381c8040

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 51914

File Name: smb_nt_ms11-014.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/8/2011

Updated: 8/5/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2011-0039

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0039

BID: 46152

IAVA: 2011-A-0024-S

MSFT: MS11-014

MSKB: 2478960