MS12-042: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2711167)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59460

Synopsis

The Windows kernel is affected by multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host is running a Windows kernel version that is affected by multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities :

- A vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows User Mode Scheduler handles system requests that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode.
(CVE-2012-0217)

- A vulnerability exists in the way that Windows handles BIOS memory that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. (CVE-2012-1515)

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for 32-bit versions of Windows XP and 2003 as well as patches for 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-042

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59460

File Name: smb_nt_ms12-042.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 6/13/2012

Updated: 12/4/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1515

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: 6/12/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/12/2012

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (FreeBSD Intel SYSRET Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0217, CVE-2012-1515

BID: 52820, 53856

MSFT: MS12-042

MSKB: 2707511, 2709715