Microsoft Windows CSRSS NtRaiseHardError() information disclosure
| win-ntraiseharderror-information-disclosure (31176) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Windows could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information caused by a vulnerability in the Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS). An attacker could pass invalid parameters to the NtRaiseHardError() function to cause the system to disclose CSRSS process memory contents or cause the system to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.3 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
References:
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-021: Vulnerabilities in CSRSS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (930178).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-022: Vulnerabilities in the Windows Print Spooler Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961501).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-069: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Runtime Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2121546).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-056: Vulnerabilities in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2507938).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-063: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2567680).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-003: Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2646524).
- ASA-2007-159: MS07-021 Vulnerabilities in CSRSS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (930178)
- CVE-2006-6797: The Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or read arbitrary memory from csrss.exe via crafted arguments to the NtRaiseHardError function with status 0x50000018, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-6696.
- SA23491: Microsoft Windows CSRSS Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017454: Windows Client-Server Run-time Subsystem NtRaiseHardError Discloses Memory to Local Users
- US-CERT VU#740636: Microsoft Windows CSRSS error handling vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-5197: Microsoft Windows Client Server Run-Time Subsystem Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1325: Microsoft Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS07-021)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2003
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Dec 27, 2006
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