Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-1890 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
microsoft
CWE-20
nessus
exploit available

Summary

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly validate ACLs on kernel objects, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Improper Validation Vulnerability."

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Exploit-Db

descriptionMicrosoft Windows nt!SeObjectCreateSaclAccessBits() Missed ACE Bounds Checks (MS10-047). CVE-2010-1890. Dos exploit for windows platform
idEDB-ID:14670
last seen2016-02-01
modified2010-08-17
published2010-08-17
reporterTavis Ormandy
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/14670/
titleMicrosoft Windows nt!SeObjectCreateSaclAccessBits Missed ACE Bounds Checks MS10-047

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS10-047
bulletin_url
date2010-08-10T00:00:00
impactElevation of Privilege
knowledgebase_id981852
knowledgebase_url
severityImportant
titleVulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS10-047.NASL
descriptionThe remote Windows host is running a version of the Windows kernel that is affected by one or more of the following vulnerabilities : - A race condition when creating certain types of kernel threads may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode and take complete control of the affected system. (CVE-2010-1888) - A double free vulnerability when the kernel initializes objects while handling certain errors may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode and take complete control of the affected system. (CVE-2010-1889) - A failure to properly validate access control lists on kernel objects may allow a local attacker to cause the system to become unresponsive and automatically restart. (CVE-2010-1890)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id48284
published2010-08-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/48284
titleMS10-047: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (981852)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(48284);
  script_version("1.23");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-1888", "CVE-2010-1889", "CVE-2010-1890");
  script_bugtraq_id(42211, 42213, 42221);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS10-047");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"981852");

  script_name(english:"MS10-047: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (981852)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of Ntoskrnl.exe");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Windows kernel is affected by several vulnerabilities that could
allow escalation of privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host is running a version of the Windows kernel
that is affected by one or more of the following vulnerabilities :

  - A race condition when creating certain types of kernel
    threads may allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary
    code in kernel mode and take complete control of the
    affected system. (CVE-2010-1888)

  - A double free vulnerability when the kernel initializes
    objects while handling certain errors may allow a local
    attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode and
    take complete control of the affected system.
    (CVE-2010-1889)

  - A failure to properly validate access control lists on
    kernel objects may allow a local attacker to cause the
    system to become unresponsive and automatically
    restart. (CVE-2010-1890)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2010/ms10-047");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows XP, Vista, 2008,
7, and 2008 R2.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/08/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/08/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/08/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS10-047';
kbs = make_list("981852");
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(xp:'3', vista:'1,2', win7:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

rootfile = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!rootfile) exit(1, "Failed to get the system root.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:rootfile);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

kb = '981852';
if (
  # Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:0,             file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.1.7600.20738", min_version:"6.1.7600.20000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:0,             file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.1.7600.16617", min_version:"6.1.7600.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  # Vista / Windows Server 2008
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2,             file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.0.6002.22420", min_version:"6.0.6002.22000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2,             file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.0.6002.18267", min_version:"6.0.6002.18000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1,             file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.0.6001.22707", min_version:"6.0.6001.22000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:1,             file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.0.6001.18488", min_version:"6.0.6001.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

  # Windows XP x86
  hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:3, arch:"x86", file:"Ntoskrnl.exe", version:"5.1.2600.5973",  min_version:"5.1.0.0",         dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb)
)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/MS10-047", value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_hole();

  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Oval

accepted2012-03-26T04:00:18.309-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationSymantec Corporation
  • nameDragos Prisaca
    organizationSymantec Corporation
definition_extensions
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Service Pack 1 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:4873
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5254
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:4870
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 (64-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5356
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 (ia-64) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5667
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Vista (32-bit) Service Pack 2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6124
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5594
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 (32-bit) Service Pack 2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5653
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6216
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium-Based Edition Service Pack 2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6150
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 (32-bit) is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6165
  • commentMicrosoft Windows 7 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5950
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6438
  • commentMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Itanium-Based Edition is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:5954
descriptionThe kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 does not properly validate ACLs on kernel objects, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reboot) via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Improper Validation Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11789
statusaccepted
submitted2010-08-10T13:00:00
titleWindows Kernel Improper Validation Vulnerability
version74

Packetstorm

data sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/92840/mswinseobjectcreate-bounds.txt
idPACKETSTORM:92840
last seen2016-12-05
published2010-08-17
reporterTavis Ormandy
sourcehttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/92840/Microsoft-Windows-nt-SeObjectCreateSaclAccessBits-Missed-ACE-Bounds-Checks.html
titleMicrosoft Windows nt!SeObjectCreateSaclAccessBits() Missed ACE Bounds Checks

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionNo description provided by source.
idSSV:69615
last seen2017-11-19
modified2014-07-01
published2014-07-01
reporterRoot
sourcehttps://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-69615
titleMicrosoft Windows nt!SeObjectCreateSaclAccessBits() Missed ACE Bounds Checks (MS10-047)