Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-4398 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 9 |
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.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Exploit-Db
| description | Elevation of privileges under Windows Vista/7 (UAC Bypass) 0day. CVE-2010-4398. Local exploit for windows platform |
| file | exploits/windows/local/15609.txt |
| id | EDB-ID:15609 |
| last seen | 2016-02-01 |
| modified | 2010-11-24 |
| platform | windows |
| port | |
| published | 2010-11-24 |
| reporter | noobpwnftw |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/15609/ |
| title | Windows Vista/7 - Elevation of Privileges UAC Bypass 0day |
| type | local |
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS11-011 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2011-02-08T00:00:00 |
| impact | Elevation of Privilege |
| knowledgebase_id | 2393802 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Important |
| title | Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS11-011.NASL |
| description | The remote Windows host is running a version of the Windows kernel that is affected by one or more of the following vulnerabilities : - A buffer overflow in the |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 51911 |
| published | 2011-02-08 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51911 |
| title | MS11-011: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2393802) |
Oval
| accepted | 2012-03-26T04:00:55.389-04:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| class | vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the RtlQueryRegistryValues function in win32k.sys in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, Windows Server 2008 Gold, SP2, and R2, and Windows 7 allows local users to gain privileges, and bypass the User Account Control (UAC) feature, via a crafted REG_BINARY value for a SystemDefaultEUDCFont registry key, aka "Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| family | windows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| id | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| submitted | 2011-01-11T13:00:00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title | Driver Improper Interaction with Windows Kernel Vulnerability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| version | 75 |
References
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=9988
- http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/25/new-windows-zero-day-flaw-bypasses-uac/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42356
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127248
- http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse/statuses/7590788200402945
- http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15609/
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529673
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45045
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025046
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0324
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-011
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12162