BID:43121

Microsoft Windows CSRSS Memory Allocation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Info

Microsoft Windows CSRSS Memory Allocation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	43121
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-1891
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Sep 14 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 20 2010 10:02PM
Credit:	IBM Japan
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 XP 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 x64 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 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 Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp2 Compute Cluster Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Sp1 Compute Cluster Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 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 5 Avaya Messaging Application Server 4 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 Avaya CallPilot Unified Messaging 0 Avaya Aura Conferencing 6.0 Standard

Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Microsoft Windows CSRSS Memory Allocation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue will result in the complete compromise of affected computers.

This issue affects Microsoft Windows English, Chinese, and Korean versions when configured with a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean system locale.

Exploit / POC

Microsoft Windows CSRSS Memory Allocation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Microsoft Windows CSRSS Memory Allocation Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an advisory and updates. Please see the references for details.

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP3