Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting Service

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU78074

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36874

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Windows Error Reporting Service. A local user can use a specially crafted performance trace to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 Gold - 11

Windows Server: 2008 R2 - 2022 20H2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10:Gold:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10:Mobile:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10:S:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 20H2:10.0.19042.572:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 21H1:10.0.19043.985:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 21H2:10.0.19044.1288:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 22H2:10.0.19045.2130:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1507:10.0.10240.16405:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1511:10.0.10586.3:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1607:10.0.14393.10:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-36874

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.