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Microsoft Windows Service Control Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 11 Sep 2013 14:35 Release Date: 11 Sep 2013 3293 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS

TYPE: Windows OS

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Service Control Manager (SCM) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and 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.


Impact

  • Elevation of Privilege

System / Technologies affected

  • Windows 7
  • Windows Server 2008 R2

Solutions

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