TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Plug-and-Play Service Arbitrary Code Execution

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17166

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17166/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, System access

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/product/20/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges, or
by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to error in the Plug-and-Play service
and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

On Windows 2000 and Windows XP Service Pack 1, the vulnerability can
be exploited by an authenticated user via a specially crafted network
message sent to a vulnerable system. On Windows XP Service Pack 2, the
vulnerability can only be exploited for local privilege escalation.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Microsoft Windows 2000 (requires SP 4):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FFDB8AB7-F979-41B4-9625-EA51CD503258

Microsoft Windows XP (requires SP 1 or SP 2):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1559E44A-DDEE-4C86-BF02-A6C3B9BEEE0C

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits eEye Digital Security.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS05-047 (KB905749):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-047.mspx

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