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Microsoft Windows LSASS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA28341
Release Date: 2008-01-08
Last Update: 2008-01-09
Popularity: 11,497 views

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 Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
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 Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via a specially crafted local procedure call (LPC) request.

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