SB2019010811 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Data Sharing Service
Published: January 8, 2019
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0574)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when the Windows Data Sharing Service improperly handles file operations. A remote unauthenticated attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain SYSTEM privileges to conduct furtther attacks.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0573)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when the Windows Data Sharing Service improperly handles file operations. A remote unauthenticated attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain SYSTEM privileges to conduct furtther attacks.
3) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0572)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when the Windows Data Sharing Service improperly handles file operations. A remote unauthenticated attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain SYSTEM privileges to conduct furtther attacks.
4) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0571)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when the Windows Data Sharing Service improperly handles file operations. A remote unauthenticated attacker can run a specially crafted application and gain SYSTEM privileges to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0574
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0573
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0572
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0571