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MS09-040: Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971032)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 40559
Synopsis
Users can elevate their privileges on the remote host.Description
The remote version of Windows is affected by a vulnerability in the Microsoft Message Queuing Service (MSMQ).An attacker with valid login credentials may exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the remote host with the SYSTEM privileges and therefore elevate his privileges.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-040
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 40559
File Name: smb_nt_ms09-040.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/11/2009
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1922
BID: 35969