Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (928255)

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                          ESB-2007.0094 -- [Win]
Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (928255)
                             14 February 2007

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Windows Shell
Publisher:            Microsoft
Operating System:     Windows Server 2003
                      Windows XP
Impact:               Administrator Compromise
Access:               Existing Account
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-0211

Ref:                  ESB-2006.0563

Original Bulletin:    
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-006.mspx

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MS07-006 - Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation of 
           Privilege (928255)

Affected Software: 
   - Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
   - Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
   - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003
     Service Pack 1
   - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Microsoft
     Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
   - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Non-Affected Software:
   - Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
   - Microsoft Windows Vista

Full MS07-006 advisory:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-006.mspx

Vulnerability Details

Windows Shell Hardware Detection Vulnerability - CVE-2007-0211:

   A privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Windows Shell in the
   way that the operating system performs detection and registration of
   new hardware. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to
   take complete control of the system.

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