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Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2872339)

🗓️ 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2872339) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel-mode privileges

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902993");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-3862");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-09-11 08:13:01 +0530 (Wed, 11 Sep 2013)");
  script_name("Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (2872339)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
Microsoft Bulletin MS13-077.");
  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to a double-free error in the Service Control Manager
(services.exe) when handling service descriptions from the registry.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Windows 7 x32/x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and prior");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary
code with kernel-mode privileges within the context of the Service Control
Manager or corrupt memory.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2872339");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62182");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-077");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  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(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) <= 0){
  exit(0);
}

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

exeVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:sysPath, file_name:"system32\Kernel32.dll");
if(!exeVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(hotfix_check_sp(win7:2, win7x64:2, win2008r2:2) > 0)
{
  if(version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.18229") ||
     version_in_range(version:exeVer, test_version:"6.1.7601.22000", test_version2:"6.1.7601.22410")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}

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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5
CVSS 26.9
EPSS0.01651
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