9.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-1436
Microsoft Windows Local Privilege Escalation Token Kidnapping
Description

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, Vista, and Server 2003 and 2008 does not properly assign activities to the (1) NetworkService and (2) LocalService accounts, which might allow context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by using one service process to capture a resource from a second service process that has a LocalSystem privilege-escalation ability, related to improper management of the SeImpersonatePrivilege user right, as originally reported for Internet Information Services (IIS), aka Token Kidnapping.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2008, 5:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1436 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_server_2008
2 Microsoft windows_server_2003
3 Microsoft windows_vista
4 Microsoft windows_xp
5 Microsoft windows-nt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1436.

URL Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip
http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29867 Vendor Advisory
http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.html
http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip
http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019904
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306
http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip
http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29867 Vendor Advisory
http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.html
http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip
http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019904
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/references Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1436 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2008/04/17/msrc-blog-microsoft-security-advisory-951306.aspx
    Added Reference http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4306
    Added Reference http://milw0rm.com/sploits/2008-Churrasco.zip
    Added Reference http://nomoreroot.blogspot.com/2008/10/windows-2003-poc-exploit-for-token.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29867
    Added Reference http://securitywatch.eweek.com/flaws/microsoft_belatedly_admits_to_windows_server_2008_token_kidnapping.html
    Added Reference http://www.argeniss.com/research/Churrasco.zip
    Added Reference http://www.argeniss.com/research/TokenKidnapping.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/951306.mspx
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28833
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019904
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-104A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1264/references
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1026
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-012.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-012 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497168/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491111/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6705 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5891 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6705 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5891 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41880 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41880 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1436 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1436 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

91.97 }} -1.69%

score

0.99182

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability