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Elevation of privilege [4] The STRIDE was initially created as part of the process of threat modeling. STRIDE is a model of threats, used to help reason and find threats to a system. It is used in conjunction with a model of the target system that can be constructed in parallel.
On November 7, 2007, Microsoft stated that "there is vulnerability in Macrovision SECDRV.SYS driver [10] on Windows and it could allow elevation of privilege. This vulnerability was patched by Microsoft on December 11, 2007 [ 11 ] This vulnerability does not affect Windows Vista.
Zerologon (formally: CVE-2020-1472) is a privilege elevation vulnerability in Microsoft's authentication protocol Netlogon Remote Protocol (MS-NRPC) , as implemented in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture and Samba. [2]
GooseEgg is the name used by Microsoft to describe an exploit tool used by the Russian hacking group Forest Blizzard (also known as Fancy Bear and other names) to exploit CVE-2022-38028, a software vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. [1] The vulnerability is a flaw in the Windows print spooler that grants high privilege access to an attacker. [2]
In 2003, OCTAVE [6] (Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation) method, an operations-centric threat modeling methodology, was introduced with a focus on organizational risk management. In 2004, Frank Swiderski and Window Snyder wrote "Threat Modeling," published by Microsoft press. In it they developed the concept of ...
PrintNightmare is a critical security vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Windows operating system. [2] [5] The vulnerability occurred within the print spooler service. [6] [7] There were two variants, one permitting remote code execution (CVE-2021-34527), and the other leading to privilege escalation (CVE-2021-1675).
Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909, and Server Core installations of Windows Server, versions 1903 and 1909 [5] SMBGhost (or SMBleedingGhost or CoronaBlue ) is a type of security vulnerability , with wormlike features, that affects Windows 10 computers and was first reported publicly on 10 March 2020.
User Interface Privilege Isolation (UIPI) is a technology introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 to combat shatter attack exploits. By making use of Mandatory Integrity Control , it prevents processes with a lower "integrity level" (IL) from sending messages to higher IL processes (except for a very specific set of UI messages).