Detections
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MS09-041: Vulnerability in Workstation Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971657)
high Nessus Plugin ID 40560
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Synopsis
Users can elevate their privileges on the remote host.Description
The remote host contains a version of the 'Workstation' service that contains a memory corruption vulnerability that might allow an attacker with valid credentials to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, 2003, Vista and Server 2008.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 40560
File Name: smb_nt_ms09-041.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 8/11/2009
Updated: 8/5/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-1544
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: 8/11/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2009
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1544
BID: 35972