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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0275
Vulnerability in Visual Studio Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
14 March 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Publisher: Microsoft
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-0008
Original Bulletin:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-021
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-021 - Important
Vulnerability in Visual Studio Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2651019)
Published: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Version: 1.0
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in
Visual Studio. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if
an attacker places a specially crafted add-in in the path used by
Visual Studio and convinces a user with higher privileges to start
Visual Studio. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be
able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability
could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users.
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. For more
information, see the subsection, Affected Software, in this section.
Affected Software
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
Vulnerability Information
Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability - CVE-2012-0008
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Visual Studio due to
the insecure loading of add-ins from within Visual Studio. An attacker
who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code
with elevated privileges. An attacker could then install programs;
view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user
rights.
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