CVE-2008-1436
EXPLOITEDMicrosoft Windows XP-Vista-2003-2008 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2008-1436 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 2 public exploits from researchers including Cesar Cerrudo.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit leverages token kidnapping to execute arbitrary code under the SYSTEM account on Windows 2003. It targets services or IIS 6 worker processes that can impersonate, allowing privilege escalation.
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.
Exploits (2)
The exploit leverages token kidnapping to execute arbitrary code under the SYSTEM account on Windows 2003. It targets services or IIS 6 worker processes that can impersonate, allowing privilege escalation.
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