Microsoft fixes Windows security hole likely widely exploited by miscreants
September's Patch Tuesday is here and it brings, among other things, fixes from Microsoft for one security bug that miscreants have used to fully take over Windows systems along with details of a second vulnerability that, while not yet under attack, has already been publicly disclosed.
An authenticated user, or malware already running on a box, can exploit this bug to execute code and escalate privileges all the way to SYSTEM level, enabling them to fully takeover the machine. The goodish news is that an attacker must already have access into the system to exploit this vulnerability, thus its lower rating, though it's under attack and needs fixing.
However, as we've seen, it's not too hard to get users to click on a malicious link or open a malware-laced file."Once they do, additional code executes with elevated privileges to take over a system,"the Zero Day Initiative's Dustin Childs, in stating how the bug could be used to commandeer a system.
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