bugtraq - Re: Re: [EEYEB-20050523] Windows Kernel APC Data-FreeLocal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:22:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Tom Ferris <tommy@...urity-protocols.com>
To: Dave Korn <davek_throwaway@...mail.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Re: [EEYEB-20050523] Windows Kernel APC
	Data-FreeLocal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability


Retina can do remote registry, and file version checks with the proper 
credentials.  So more than likely, its doing a registry check for the 
hotfix.

Tom Ferris
Researcher
www.security-protocols.com
Key fingerprint = 0DFA 6275 BA05 0380 DD91  34AD C909 A338 D1AF 5D78

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Dave Korn wrote:

> Joshua Russel wrote in
> news:7a282fc30512131028g40d65517k2254283bfecec6db@...l.gmail.com
>> It is a local vulnerability, then how does Retina claims to scan it
>> remotely?
>
>  Well, at a guess....
>
>> On 12/13/05, Advisories <Advisories@...e.com> wrote:
>
>>> Systems Affected:
>>> Windows NT 4.0
>>> Windows 2000
>
>>> Beginning with Windows XP, KeFlushQueueApc contains a code fix that
>>> resolves this vulnerability.
>
> ... it just looks to see if the O/S is XP/2K3 or NT/2K.
>
>    cheers,
>      DaveK
> -- 
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
>
>
>
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