Microsoft Windows LSASS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2478960)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902289");
  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:"2011-02-09 17:14:46 +0100 (Wed, 09 Feb 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0039");
  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 LSASS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2478960)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2478960");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46152");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0327");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-014");

  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 could allow authenticated attackers to execute
  arbitrary code with elevated privileges.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is caused by an error in the Local Security Authority Subsystem
  Service (LSASS) when processing malformed authentication requests.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft
  Bulletin MS11-014.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4, win2003:3) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_missing(name:"2478960") == 0){
  exit(0);
}

sysPath = smb_get_systemroot();
if(!sysPath){
  exit(0);
}

sysVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"System32\Lsasrv.dll");
if(!sysVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(xp:4) > 0)
{
  SP = get_kb_item("SMB/WinXP/ServicePack");
  if("Service Pack 3" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.1.2600.6058")){
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.1.2600.6058", install_path:sysPath);
      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 2" >< SP)
  {
    if(version_is_less(version:sysVer, test_version:"5.2.3790.4806")){
      report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sysVer, fixed_version:"5.2.3790.4806", install_path:sysPath);
      security_message(port: 0, data: report);
    }
    exit(0);
  }
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}