---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a tax break on purchases of Secunia Solutions! If you are a U.S. company, you may be qualified for a tax break for your software purchases. Learn more at: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/section_179/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Microsoft Products Malware Protection Engine Privilege Escalation SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43468 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/43468/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43468 RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-10 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43468/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/43468/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43468 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in various Microsoft products, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine during scanning and can be exploited to gain LocalSystem privileges by setting a specially crafted value for a registry key. The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.6502.0 and prior of Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. SOLUTION: Ensure that systems are running version 1.1.6603.0 or later of Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. Typically, malware definitions and updates for Microsoft Malware Protection Engine are applied automatically. An updated version of Malicious Software Removal Tool was released on Tuesday, March 8th 2011. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Cesar Cerrudo, Argeniss. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2491888.mspx OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------