Microsoft Windows Double Free Memory Corruption Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:38044

Info

Microsoft Windows Double Free Memory Corruption Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 38044
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2010-0233
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 09 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 02 2010 07:22PM
Credit: Tavis Ormandy of Google
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP3
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP 0
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition 0
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1
Microsoft Windows Vista Business
Microsoft Windows Vista 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1 Beta 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Itanium 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
+ Avaya DefinityOne Media Servers
+ Avaya IP600 Media Servers
+ Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
+ Avaya S8100 Media Servers 0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Avaya S3400 Message Application Server 0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.1
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 3.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 2.0
Avaya Messaging Application Server MM 1.1
Avaya Messaging Application Server 0
Avaya Meeting Exchange - Webportal 6.0
Avaya Meeting Exchange - Web Conferencing Server 0
Avaya Meeting Exchange - Streaming Server 0
Avaya Meeting Exchange - Recording Server 0
Avaya Meeting Exchange - Client Registration Server 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows Double Free Memory Corruption Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the kernel.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges. Successful exploits will result in the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts will cause a denial of service.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows Double Free Memory Corruption Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following example code is available:

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows Double Free Memory Corruption Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Microsoft has released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.

UPDATE: Microsoft has released a notice stating that some customers have to restart their computers after installing the security updates for this vulnerability. Subsequently, Microsoft has removed the updates from Windows Update for the time being until the issue can be resolved. Microsoft recommends applying the workarounds described in MS10-015 to mitigate the vulnerability. We will update this BID as more information emerges.

UPDATE (February 18, 2010): Further investigation by the vendor indicates that the presence of the Alureon rootkit is the cause of the issues with the installation of the MS10-015 patch. A Windows 32-bit system infected with the Alureon rootkit will undergo a 'blue screen' crash after the security updates are installed. Since Alureon can infect only 32-bit systems, Microsoft has now opened up automatic updates of this patch for 64-bit platforms.

UPDATE (March 2, 2010): Updates available via Windows Update contain revised installation code to compensate for update problems on infected computers.


Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems 0

Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2

Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition 0

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition SP2

References

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