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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                          ESB-2008.0025 -- [Win]
  Windows Vulnerability in LSASS Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege
                              9 January 2008

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Windows 2000
                      Windows XP
                      Windows Server 2003
Publisher:            Microsoft
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Increased Privileges
Access:               Existing Account
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-5352

Original Bulletin:    
      http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-002.mspx

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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-002  Important
Vulnerability in LSASS Could Allow Local Elevation of Privilege (943485)

Affected Software
 
- - Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- - Windows XP Service Pack 2
- - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and 
  Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and 
  Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and 
  Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and 
  Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Non-Affected Software

- - Windows Vista
  Windows Vista x64 Edition


- - From the Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-002:

Vulnerability Details

LSASS Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2007-5352

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows 
Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) due to its improper 
handling of local procedure call (LPC) requests. The vulnerability could 
allow an attacker to run code with elevated privileges. An attacker who 
successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of 
an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, 
or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally 
to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited 
remotely or by anonymous users.

Workarounds

- - Microsoft has not identified any workarounds for this vulnerability.

Solution

- - Apply the Microsoft Update

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