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Macrovision SafeDisc secdrv.sys Privilege Escalation

Secunia Advisory:	SA27285
Release Date:	2007-10-23
Last Update:	2007-12-11

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

Software:	Macrovision SafeDisc 4.x

CVE reference:	CVE-2007-5587 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Macrovision SafeDisc, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within secdrv.sys when handling arguments passed to certain IOCTL handlers. This can be exploited to e.g. overwrite arbitrary kernel memory and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. The vulnerability is reported in secdrv.sys installed by default in Windows XP and Windows 2003. Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector. Solution: Update to the latest version. http://www.macrovision.com/promolanding/7352.htm Apply MS07-067 patches. Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=c7d368d0-f7bf-4946-a4a6-3e88315e5317 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=5f4fa8e9-fcf2-4daf-93c0-8bb267da69aa Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=0f84f5e2-1dd8-4882-b796-444ab70b6b02 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=1f416b71-783f-4cbc-9b85-9a9be7daa0d7 Provided and/or discovered by: Reported as a 0-day. Additional information by Ruben Santamarta and Mario Ballano. Changelog: 2007-11-06: Updated "Solution" section and added additional links to Macrovision and Microsoft. 2007-12-11: Updated "Solution" section with information on MS patches. Added additional link to Microsoft. Original Advisory: Macrovision: http://www.macrovision.com/promolanding/7352.htm Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/944653.mspx MS07-067 (KB944653): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-067.mspx Other References: Symantec: http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/se...0/privilege_escalation_exploit_i.html Reversemode: http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?...p;action=view&id=43&Itemid=15



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