MS14-041: Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975681)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76410

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow that could allow privilege escalation. Note that this issue can only be exploited if an attacker first successfully exploits another vulnerability in a low integrity process.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-041

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76410

File Name: smb_nt_ms14-041.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 7/8/2014

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2780

BID: 68392

MSFT: MS14-041

MSKB: 2972280, 2973932