Microsoft Windows Installer CVE-2019-0973 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

A local attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Information

Bugtraq ID: 108651
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2019-0973

Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 11 2019 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 13 2019 06:00AM
Credit: Microsoft
Vulnerable: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 1903 0
Microsoft Windows Server 1803 0
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 7 for x64-based Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems SP1
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1709 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 version 1703 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 0
Microsoft Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 0

Not Vulnerable:

Exploit

A general exploit technique has been documented by TheLeader and H.D. Moore for the Metasploit Project; please see the references for more information.

References:

• Application DLL Load Hijacking (HD Moore)
  
• Exploiting DLL Hijacking Flaws (hdm)
  
• Microsoft Windows Homepage (Microsoft )
  
• More information about the DLL Preloading remote attack vector (Microsoft)
  
• Researcher publishes Windows zero-days for the third day in a row (zdnet.com)
  
• CVE-2019-0973 | Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (Microsoft)
  

Source: www.securityfocus.com