CERT-In Vulnerability Note
CIVN-2014-0232
Microsoft Windows FASTFAT Driver Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Original Issue Date:October 15, 2014
Severity Rating: MEDIUM
Systems Affected
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Itanium SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2\
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
- Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition SP2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Overview
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows FASTFAT driver which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Description
This vulnerability exists in FASTFAT driver that manages FAT32 disk partitions due to insufficient sanitization before writing data into memory. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting a specially crafted USB drive in a targeted system to write data to reserved parts of the operating system.
Successful exploitation could allow the local attacker to gain complete control of the affected system.
Solution
Apply appropriate patches as mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin
MS14-063
Vendor Information
Microsoft
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-063
References
Microsoft
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-063
Cisco
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=35979
Security Focus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70343
CVE Name
CVE-2014-4115
Disclaimer
The information provided herein is on "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind.
Contact Information
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Postal address
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