Microsoft Windows is prone to an elevation of privilege
vulnerability.
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.818842");
script_version("2022-08-09T10:11:17+0000");
script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-36934");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-08-09 10:11:17 +0000 (Tue, 09 Aug 2022)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-07-30 18:29:00 +0000 (Fri, 30 Jul 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-10-26 00:16:17 +0530 (Tue, 26 Oct 2021)");
script_name("Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (HiveNightmare, SeriousSAM)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Microsoft Windows is prone to an elevation of privilege
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists because of overly permissive Access Control
Lists (ACLs) on multiple system files, including the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database.
The flaw is dubbed 'HiveNightmare' or 'SeriousSAM'.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker who successfully
exploited this vulnerability to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. An attacker could
then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user
rights.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for
more information.
After installing this security update, you must manually delete all shadow copies of system files,
including the SAM database, to fully mitigate this vulnerability. Simply installing this security
update will not fully mitigate this vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/august-10-2021-kb5005030-os-build-17763-2114-cec503ed-cc09-4641-bdc1-988153e0bd9a");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/august-10-2021-kb5005031-os-build-18363-1734-8af726da-a39b-417d-a5fb-670c42d69e78");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36934");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/506989");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/topic/1ceaa637-aaa3-4b58-a48b-baf72a2fa9e7");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(win10:1, win10x64:1) <= 0)
exit(0);
if(!dllPath = smb_get_system32root())
exit(0);
if(!fileVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:dllPath, file_name:"ntoskrnl.exe"))
exit(0);
if(version_in_range(version:fileVer, test_version:"10.0.17763.0", test_version2:"10.0.17763.2113")) {
vulnerable_range = "10.0.17763.0 - 10.0.17763.2113";
}
else if(version_in_range(version:fileVer, test_version:"10.0.18362.0", test_version2:"10.0.18362.1733")) {
vulnerable_range = "10.0.18362.0 - 10.0.18362.1733";
}
if(vulnerable_range) {
report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:dllPath + "\Ntoskrnl.exe",
file_version:fileVer, vulnerable_range:vulnerable_range);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/506989
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36934
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/august-10-2021-kb5005030-os-build-17763-2114-cec503ed-cc09-4641-bdc1-988153e0bd9a
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/august-10-2021-kb5005031-os-build-18363-1734-8af726da-a39b-417d-a5fb-670c42d69e78
support.microsoft.com/topic/1ceaa637-aaa3-4b58-a48b-baf72a2fa9e7
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog