MS08-002: Vulnerability in LSASS Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (943485)

high Nessus Plugin ID 29894

Synopsis

Local users can elevate their privileges on the remote host.

Description

The remote host is running version of Windows and LSASS that could allow a local user to gain elevated privileged.

An attacker who has the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host may exploit this flaw to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2008/ms08-002

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 29894

File Name: smb_nt_ms08-002.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 1/8/2008

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

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5352

BID: 27099

CWE: 264

CERT: 410025

MSFT: MS08-002

MSKB: 943485