MS07-067: Vulnerability in Macrovision Driver Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (944653)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 29311
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a kernel driver that is prone to a local privilege escalation attack.Description
Macrovision SafeDisc, a copy-protection application for Microsoft Windows, is installed on the remote host.The 'SECDRV.SYS' driver included with the version of SafeDisc currently installed on the remote host enables a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges using a specially crafted argument to the METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP and 2003.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2007/ms07-067
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 29311
File Name: smb_nt_ms07-067.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 12/11/2007
Updated: 11/15/2018
Dependencies: smb_hotfixes.nasl, macrovision_secdrv_priv_escalation.nasl, ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC: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: 12/11/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2007
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5587
BID: 26121