SB2019100901 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft IIS Server
Published: October 9, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019100901
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1365)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when Microsoft IIS Server fails to check the length of a buffer prior to copying memory to it. A remote authenticated user can use a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code in the context of NT AUTHORITY\system escaping the Sandbox.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.