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Microsoft Windows File Manifest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA23308	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-12-12
Popularity:	9,587 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-5585

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Client-Server Run-time Subsystem when processing file manifests and can be exploited by starting up an applications with specially crafted file manifest. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=966704b5-1a7e-4110-9694-844706a52db7 Microsoft Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5ea314a2-d76a-46f9-853b-15ff03f8ad95 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=7bceaa11-f655-4e3c-a588-5c49097e970b Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by the vendor. Original Advisory: MS06-075 (KB926255): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-075.mspx

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