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MS Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (983539)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

9.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-068.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is caused by a heap overflow error in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) when handling Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) messages in certain implementations of Active Directory, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM), and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS).

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and prior Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 and prior

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)