Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver privilege escalation
| win-afd-privilege-escalation (45578) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of input passed from user mode to the kernel. 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.2 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.3 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
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 The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.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 MS08-066: Vulnerability in the Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (956803).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-008: Vulnerabilities in DNS and WINS server could allow Spoofing (962238).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-046: Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2503665).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-058: Vulnerabilities in DNS Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2562485).
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-080: Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2592799).
- ASA-2008-413: MS08-066 Vulnerability in the Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (956803)
- BID-31673: Microsoft Windows AFD Driver Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3464: afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver (AFD) component in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 and SP2 does not properly validate input sent from user mode to the kernel, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as demonstrated using crafted pointers and lengths that bypass intended ProbeForRead and ProbeForWrite restrictions, aka AFD Kernel Overwrite Vulnerability.
- SA32261: Microsoft Windows Ancillary Function Driver Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1021053: Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver 'afd.sys' Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2817: Microsoft Windows afd.sys Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS08-066)
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server x64
- 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 XP SP3
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2 x64 Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP SP2
- Microsoft Windows XP x64 Professional
Reported:
Oct 14, 2008
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