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Microsoft Windows POSIX Subsystem Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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SA12062

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Release Date:

2004-07-13

Last Update:

2004-08-11

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

Software:

Microsoft Interix 2.x

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Solution:
Apply patches.

Microsoft INTERIX 2.2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-BA9A-D00A30CF5331&displaylang=en

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (requires SP6a):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-AA1B-0AA1A7027880&displaylang=en

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 (requires SP6a):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-A6CC-EA5B5960FF05&displaylang=en

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition (requires SP6):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-BC23-F45739E3B802&displaylang=en

Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires SP2, SP3, or SP4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-AA73-75A6C81466B8&displaylang=en

Provided and/or discovered by:
Rafal Wojtczuk, McAfee.

Changelog:
2004-07-15: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2004-08-11: Added Microsoft Interix as affected product.

Original Advisory:
MS04-020 (KB841872):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-020.mspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#647436:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/647436

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