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>> Microsoft Windows "keybd_event" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Title : Microsoft Windows "keybd_event" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1645
CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-09-06
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A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by local attackers to bypass security policies and obtain elevated privileges. This flaw is due to a design error in the Windows Security Model that does not properly validate the "keybd_event" function when handling shared and/or restricted applications, which could be exploited by local attackers to bypass security restrictions (e.g. imposed by the "runas" command) and obtain elevated privileges.
Affected Products
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2003
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1645
http://www.haxorcitos.com/MSRC-6005bgs-EN.txt
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Andrés Tarascó and Iñaki Lopez
ChangeLog
2005-09-06 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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