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Microsoft Windows Application Compatibility Cache Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 15 Jan 2015 Release Date: 14 Jan 2015 3662 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

TYPE: Windows OS

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in how the Microsoft Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure (AppCompat) improperly checks the authorization of the caller's impersonation token. An attacker could attempt to exploit this to run a privileged application. The update addresses the vulnerability by implementing proper authorization checking of impersonation token usage.


Impact

  • Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
  • Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.


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