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Microsoft Virtual PC / Virtual Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA26444	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2007-08-14
Popularity:	6,145 views

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

Software:	Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 6.x Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac 7.x Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-0948

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Virtual PC and Virtual Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an error within certain components that communicate with the host OS and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation allows an administrative user on a guest OS to e.g. execute arbitrary code on the host OS or other guest OS's. Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Virtual PC 2004: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E2C72AAB-00DE-47C9-8ECB-09261C4B7DEB Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=2BDA2B8B-9C1C-4BF8-9A65-491092276E7A Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=F9EC76CD-0607-4394-BC49-35E95D02DA51 Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A35E556C-2F7B-4B72-9662-AE7286573C3F Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=D44B8669-A4FB-4CBA-B130-E1BC08B10C6F Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=84CA3BA9-6575-4C5B-8F8E-4E4A635A4705 Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1/7.0: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx#VPC Provided and/or discovered by: The vendor credits Rafal Wojtczuk, McAfee Avert Labs. Original Advisory: MS07-049 (KB937986): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-049.mspx

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