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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29867

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29867/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
http://secunia.com/product/18255/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
http://secunia.com/product/12399/
Microsoft Windows Vista
http://secunia.com/product/13223/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error allowing code running in
the context of NetworkService and LocalService accounts to access
resources in other processes running with the same privileges, but
with the ability to elevate their privileges to LocalSystem.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with
LocalSystem privileges, but requires the ability to run code in an
authenticated context e.g via IIS (when ASP.NET code runs in full
trust or via ISAPI extensions/filters) and SQL Server (when having
administrative privileges to load and run code).

SOLUTION:
Microsoft recommends specifying a WPI (Worker Process Identity) for
an application pool (please see the Microsoft advisory for details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Microsoft (KB951306):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx

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