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Microsoft Windows Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA14927
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Release Date:
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2005-04-12
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Last Update:
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2005-11-21
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Popularity:
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13,365 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millenium
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0060
CVE-2005-0061
CVE-2005-0550
CVE-2005-0551
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or gain escalated privileges.
1) A boundary error within the processing of certain font files can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and gain escalated privileges by loading a malicious font.
2) An error in the validation of certain access requests in the Windows Kernel can be exploited to gain escalated privileges by running a specially crafted program.
3) A boundary error in the Object Management can be exploited to cause the system to stop responding and restart by running a specially crafted program.
4) A boundary error in the CSRSS (Client Server Runtime System) can be exploited to cause a stack based buffer overflow and gain escalated privileges by running a specially crafted program.
Solution:
Apply patches.
Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=992C1BF9-A2C0-49D2-9059-A1DAD6703213
Microsoft Windows XP (requires Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=F0683E2B-8E8F-474F-B8D8-46C4C33FCE99
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=B52F9281-570F-4F7A-8DEF-5AEAB6E8E002
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C51D6AD5-93BA-4717-A5DB-5CE78F70592E
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=cdbbf6da-965f-4ca2-95d9-73dbfdbae0bc
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (with SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=a01e8cfe-96fa-4443-870d-5c2ebeb4af2e
Microsoft Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E66332D4-3952-428F-AC62-AC8124F8942A
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C51D6AD5-93BA-4717-A5DB-5CE78F70592E
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME):
See original advisory.
The following versions of Microsoft Windows are not affected:
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
* Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
* Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Provided and/or discovered by:
1) John Heasman of NGSSoftware.
2) Sanjeev Radhakrishnan, Amit Joshi, and Ananta Iyengar with GreenBorder Technologies
4) David Fritz
Changelog:
2005-04-14: Added links to US-CERT vulnerability notes. Added link to iDEFENSE advisory and updated "Description" section.
2005-11-21: Added patch information for Windows XP Embedded.
Original Advisory:
MS05-018 (KB890859):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-018.mspx
NGSSoftware:
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/ms-01.txt
iDEFENSE:
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=230&type=vulnerabilities
Other References:
US-CERT VU#259197:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259197
US-CERT VU#650181:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/650181
US-CERT VU#775933:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/775933
US-CERT VU#943749:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/943749
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