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Microsoft Windows Color Control Panel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Windows
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 is prone to privilege escalation vulnerability. This NVT has been replaced by OID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902791.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in the Color Control Panel, which allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse sti.dll file in the current working directory.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.