Hacker says Windows Server 2008 security design flawed
A hacker picking apart the security model of Microsoft's brand new Windows Server 2008 has found serious design weaknesses that render some of the product's new security protections "useless."
Cesar Cerrudo, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Argeniss Information Security, in Parana, Argentina, says the weaknesses could lead to privilege escalation attacks opens the door for a skilled hacker to take complete control of the operating system.
"[We found] from design issues that were not identified by Microsoft engineers during the Security Development Lifecycle, and allows accounts commonly used by Windows services—NETWORK SERVICE and LOCAL SERVICE—to bypass new Windows services protection mechanisms and elevate privileges, Cerrudo said.L33tdawg: Cesar will be presenting his paper titled Token Kidnapping for the first time at HITBSecConf2008 - Dubai. This is really quite a rare opportunity for the guys in and around the GCC region to meet with some of the leading experts in the netsec field in a relaxed atmosphere. Seats are almost sold out, so book now if you're planning on coming.
