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MS13-034: Vulnerability in Microsoft Antimalware Client Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2823482)

high Nessus Plugin ID 65881

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Antimalware Client on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running a version of the Microsoft Antimalware Client that could allow elevation of privilege due to the way that pathnames are used. By successfully exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could execute arbitrary code and take complete control of an affected system. But the attacker must have valid login credentials in order to exploit the vulnerability and it cannot be exploited by anonymous users.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 8.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-034

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 65881

File Name: smb_nt_ms13-034.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/10/2013

Updated: 11/15/2018

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_defender

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0078

BID: 58847

MSFT: MS13-034

MSKB: 2781197