Advisory Details

August 11th, 2021

Microsoft Windows storport Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-21-967
ZDI-CAN-13691

CVE ID CVE-2021-34536
CVSS SCORE 8.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the storport.sys driver. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34536
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-04-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-08-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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