Microsoft Windows CSRSS CSRFinalizeContext Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (930178)
🗓️ 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/23338 |
| docs | www.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021 |
| securitytracker | www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2007/Apr/1017897.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801719");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-01-14 09:03:25 +0100 (Fri, 14 Jan 2011)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2006-6696", "CVE-2007-1209");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Microsoft Windows CSRSS CSRFinalizeContext Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (930178)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2007/Apr/1017897.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23338");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-021");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_reg_enum.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/registry_enumerated");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with
SYSTEM privileges by establishing and closing multiple connections to the
subsystem's ApiPort.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and prior
- Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior
- Microsoft Windows Vista");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to
- A double-free error in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) within
'WINSRV.DLL' when handling HardError messages.
- Incorrect marshaling of system resources in the Client/Server Run-time
Subsystem (CSRSS) when handling connections during the startup and stopping
of processes.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS07-021.");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5, xp:3, win2003:3, winVista:3) <= 0){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_missing(name:"930178") == 0){
exit(0);
}
sysPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\COM3\Setup",
item:"Install Path");
if(sysPath)
{
sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"winsrv.dll");
if(sysVer)
{
if(hotfix_check_sp(win2k:5) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.0.2195.7135")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.0.2195.7135");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.1.2600.3103")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.1.2600.3103");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
else if(hotfix_check_sp(win2003:3) > 0)
{
SP = get_kb_item("SMB/Win2003/ServicePack");
if("Service Pack 1" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.2902")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.2.3790.2902");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
if("Service Pack 2" >< SP)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.4043")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.2.3790.4043");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
}
}
sysPath = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion",
item:"PathName");
if(!sysPath){
exit(0);
}
sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\winsrv.dll");
if(!sysVer){
exit(0);
}
if(hotfix_check_sp(winVista:3) > 0)
{
if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"6.0.6000.16445")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"6.0.6000.16445");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}
exit(0);
}
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