MS15-025: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3038680)

high Nessus Plugin ID 81739

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities :

- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to Windows Registry Virtualization improperly allowing a user to modify the virtual store of another user. A local attacker, with a specially crafted application, can exploit this vulnerability to take control of the account of another user who is logged on to the affected system. (CVE-2015-0073)

- An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists due to a failure to properly validate and enforce impersonation levels. A local attacker, with a specially crafted application, can exploit this vulnerability to bypass user account checks. (CVE-2015-0075)

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.

KB3035131 (MS15-025) has affected binaries in common with Security Advisory 3033929, which was released simultaneously. If you download and install updates manually, you should first install KB3035131 (MS15-025) before installing KB3033929. See the MS15-025 bulletin Update FAQ for more information.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-025

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81739

File Name: smb_nt_ms15-025.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/10/2015

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

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: 3/10/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0073, CVE-2015-0075

BID: 72908, 72915

IAVA: 2015-A-0048

MSFT: MS15-025

MSKB: 3033395, 3033929, 3035131, 3038680