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Microsoft Windows Event System Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA31417
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Release Date: 2008-08-12
Popularity: 5,856 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 Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Apply patches.

Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=1b2ad648-7dc9-407a-99f6-f39922746027

Windows XP SP2/SP3:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=01a34aa4-a456-4efc-a93a-c3c682b0181c

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=246b2686-e330-47a2-b4d4-68f218ad4021

Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=92a3d08f-c117-4b24-bc78-2b913d270df6

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition (optionally with SP2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=6bfbb6d8-5106-4adf-83cb-35ffc6e8eaf8

Windows Server 2003 with SP1/SP2 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=45356565-697f-41b3-9879-3edd11dbcb7e

Windows Vista (optionally with SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=6418c78f-f008-4028-beb1-5a5ea8e797a1

Windows Vista x64 Edition (optionally with SP1):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=e03ccfb0-3ea3-4c59-adcf-9882d7086013

Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=0640f95e-1eee-4dd1-b4dd-2b82b7e984b9

Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=51a93538-5e94-4f81-a6e0-d497a7b4899d

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=390da130-749d-4890-aad7-be91e15b32bb

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) The vendor credits Yamata Li, Palo Alto Networks.
2) Reported by the vendor.

Original Advisory:
MS08-049 (KB950974):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-049.mspx

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