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Microsoft Windows LSASS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2478960)

🗓️ 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows LSASS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (2478960) allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges due to an error in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) when processing malformed authentication requests

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# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902289");
  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" );
}

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.1
CVSS 27.2
EPSS0.01924
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