CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2011-0030 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

The Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 does not properly kill processes after a logout, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a crafted application that continues to execute throughout the logout of one user and the login session of the next user, aka "CSRSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0023.

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