(MS10-059) Vulnerabilities in the Tracing Feature for Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (982799)
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2010-2554,CVE-2010-2555
Advisory Date: FEB 04, 2011
DESCRIPTION
This security update addresses vulnerabilities in the the Tracing Feature for
Services that could allow increase in privilege once an attacker runs a
specially crafted application.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
For information on patches specific to the affected software, please proceed to
Microsoft
Web page.
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1
- Windows Vista Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
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