Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview

Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX contains a vulnerability that may allow a local, authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges.

Description

Windows Services for UNIX fails to properly handle setuid binary files. An attacker may be able to trigger this vulnerability by running a specially crafted setuid binary file.

For more information, please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-053.

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Impact

A local, authenticated attacker may be able to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system.

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Solution

Microsoft has released updates in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-053 to address this issue.

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Vendor Information

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Updated: September 12, 2007

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Microsoft has published Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-053 in response to this issue. Users are encouraged to review this bulletin and apply the referenced patches.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23768440 Feedback>).

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References

• <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-053.mspx&gt;
• <http://secunia.com/advisories/26757/&gt;

Acknowledgements

This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-053. Microsoft thanks Brian Reiter of WolfeReiter for reporting the vulnerability to them.

This document was written by Katie Steiner.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2007-3036
Severity Metric:	0.37 Date Public: