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Microsoft Windows File Manifest Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:

SA23308

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Release Date:

2006-12-12

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

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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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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.

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