Microsoft Service Control Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Last Update Date:
13 May 2015 14:40
Release Date:
13 May 2015
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Service Control Manager (SCM) when the SCM improperly verifies impersonation levels. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges and make calls to SCM for which they lack sufficient privilege. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that the SCM verifies impersonation levels.
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- Download location for patches:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-050
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