CVE-2014-4971
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not validate addresses in certain IRP handler routines, which allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted address in an IOCTL call, related to (1) the…
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Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 does not validate addresses in certain IRP handler routines, which allows local users to write data to arbitrary memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted address in an IOCTL call, related to (1) the MQAC.sys driver in the MQ Access Control subsystem and (2) the BthPan.sys driver in the Bluetooth Personal Area Networking subsystem.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 23.05% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127535/Microsoft-XP-SP3-BthPan.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127536/Microsoft-XP-SP3-MQAC.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128674/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Personal-Area-Networking-BthPan.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/96Exploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/97Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60974Permissions Required
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34112Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34131
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34982Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/109387Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532843/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532844/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68764
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031025Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-062
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-002.txtExploit
- https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2014-003.txtExploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127535/Microsoft-XP-SP3-BthPan.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127536/Microsoft-XP-SP3-MQAC.sys-Arbitrary-Write-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128674/Microsoft-Bluetooth-Personal-Area-Networking-BthPan.sys-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/96Exploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/97Exploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60974Permissions Required
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34112Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34131
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34982Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/109387Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532843/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.