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MS14-040: Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2975684)
high Nessus Plugin ID 76409
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a driver that allows elevation of privilege.Description
The remote Windows host contains a version of the Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. The flaw is due to the Ancillary Function Driver not properly processing user-supplied input, leading to a double free scenario, allowing a local attacker to elevate privileges by running a specially crafted application.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003 SP2, Vista SP2, 2008 SP2, 7 SP1, 2008 R2 SP1, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2014/ms14-040
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 76409
File Name: smb_nt_ms14-040.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 7/8/2014
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.4
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
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: 7/8/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2014
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1767
BID: 68394