MS14-002: Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2914368)

high Nessus Plugin ID 71942

Synopsis

The Windows kernel on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The Windows kernel on the remote host is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. Specifically, the vulnerability exists in the version of NDProxy.sys. If successfully exploited, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application in kernel mode to take control of the system.

Solution

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

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-002

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71942

File Name: smb_nt_ms14-002.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 1/14/2014

Updated: 3/8/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-5065

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: 1/14/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2013

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (MS14-002 Microsoft Windows ndproxy.sys Local Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-5065

BID: 63971

IAVA: 2014-A-0004

MSFT: MS14-002

MSKB: 2914368