ID:2109 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2013-5065

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:2109 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2013-5065

ID:2109 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2013-5065

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU4348
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5065
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Windows
Windows Server

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of input by the NDProxy.sys kernel component. A local attacker with valid login credentials can use a malicious application to gain kernel privileges and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.