CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.0
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2008-04-21
Last Modified Date: 2019-02-26