Microsoft Visual Studio Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026792 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026792
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-0008
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 13 2012
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Impact:
User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2008 SP1, 2010, 2010 SP1
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Visual Studio. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The software does not securely load add-ins from within Visual Studio. A local user can place a specially crafted add-in in the path used by Visual Studio. Then, when Visual Studio is started by the target user, the specially crafted add-in will be loaded and executed with the privileges of the target user.
Laplinker reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following fixes:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=99d7c39a-14f1-4e7e-8a4f-2466b16821eb
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f80235ae-da15-4527-93b3-c2f31ec2f387
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e2aaec35-b2c0-48f0-8a51-34e44f6d12fb
The Microsoft advisory is available at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-021
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Vendor URL: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-021 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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