CERT-In Vulnerability Note
CIVN-2010-0236
Microsoft Windows Disk Cluster Tampering Vulnerability
Original Issue Date:October 15, 2010
Severity Rating: LOW
Systems Affected
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Overview
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft windows 2008 cluster service, which could allow local user to gain additional privileges on target system.
Description
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft windows 2008 cluster service which is caused due to the error in the way the Failover Cluster Manager user interface handles permissions on shared cluster disks. When an administrator adds a disk to a shared cluster, the Failover Cluster Manager sets permissions on the shared cluster disk in a way that provides any user with full privileges on the administrative shares on the failover cluster disk.
Solution
Apply patches as mentioned in Microsoft Security bulletin
MS10-086
Vendor Information
Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-086.mspx
References
Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-086.mspx
Cisco
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=21500
Security Tracker
http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2010/Oct/1024558.html
CVE Name
CVE-2010-3223
Disclaimer
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Contact Information
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Postal address
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India
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