Deterministic Network Enhancer 'dne2000.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:29772

Info

Deterministic Network Enhancer 'dne2000.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29772
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-5121
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 17 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 16 2015 05:59PM
Credit: mu-b from Digit-Labs
Vulnerable: Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer 3.21.12 .17902
Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer 3.21.8
Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer 2.21.7 .233
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.1r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.1r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.0r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.0r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 2.1a
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 2.1a
+ Cisco VPN Client 0
+ Cisco VPN Client 0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.2 .0090
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.2 .0090
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1 .0600
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1 .0600
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2 .0010
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2 .0010
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7 .0533
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7 .0533
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 A
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 A
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6 (Rel)
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6 (Rel)
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.4
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.4
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2 B
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2 B
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0.5
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0.5
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 2.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 2.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.6
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.6
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SafeRemote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SafeRemote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SoftRemote 1.4
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SoftRemote 1.4
+ SafeNet SoftRemote
+ SafeNet SoftRemote
+ SafeNet SoftRemoteLT
+ SafeNet SoftRemoteLT
Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer 2.21.7 .17464
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.1r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.1r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.0r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 6.0r1c
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 2.1a
+ Blue Coat Systems WinProxy 2.1a
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.2 .0090
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.2 .0090
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1 .0600
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1 .0600
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2 .0010
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2 .0010
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.8
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7 .0533
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7 .0533
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 A
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.0.2 A
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6 (Rel)
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6 (Rel)
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.6
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.4
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.4
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2 B
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2 B
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.2
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1 C
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.5.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.1
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0.5
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0.5
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 3.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 2.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 2.0
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.7
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.6
+ Cisco VPN Client for Windows 4.6
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance Remote 1.4
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SafeRemote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SafeRemote 1.4 .12
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SoftRemote 1.4
+ SafeNet SafeNet HighAssurance SoftRemote 1.4
+ SafeNet SoftRemote
+ SafeNet SoftRemote
+ SafeNet SoftRemoteLT
+ SafeNet SoftRemoteLT
Not Vulnerable: Citrix Deterministic Network Enhancer 3.21.9
Cisco VPN Client for Windows 5.0.3 .0530

Discussion

Deterministic Network Enhancer 'dne2000.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Deterministic Network Enhancer (DNE) is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability because it fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied data.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successful attacks will completely compromise affected computers.

DNE 'dne2000.sys' 2.21.7.233 to 3.21.8 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Affected versions of the 'dne2000.sys' driver are bundled with the following products:

SafeNet HighAssurance Remote and SoftRemote
Cisco VPN Client
WinProxy

Other products may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Deterministic Network Enhancer 'dne2000.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Deterministic Network Enhancer 'dne2000.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Citrix reports that DNE 3.21.9 resolves this issue. US-CERT reports that Cisco VPN Client 5.0.03.0530 for Windows resolves this issue.

Cisco is reportedly tracking this issue as Cisco Bug ID http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCsm25860.

References

Deterministic Network Enhancer 'dne2000.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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