Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base Article 9556841 update is not installed
| win-ms08kb956841-update (45572) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 956841 is not installed on the system, which could allow a remote attacker to exploit the following vulnerability:
Microsoft Windows Memory Manager could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper handling of memory allocation and Virtual Address Descriptors (VADs). By executing a malicious application on the vulnerable system, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Consequences:
Informational
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-064. See References.
References:
- IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Database: Microsoft Windows Memory Manager Virtual Address Descriptors privilege escalation.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-064: Vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor Manipulation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (956841).
- CVE-2008-4036: Integer overflow in Memory Manager in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista Gold and SP1, and Server 2008 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that triggers an erroneous decrement of a variable, related to validation of parameters for Virtual Address Descriptors (VADs) and a memory allocation mapping error
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 x64
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Itanium
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x32
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista x64
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 x64
- Microsoft Windows XP SP3
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Not available
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