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Vulnerability name/brief description
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MS12-061 - Vulnerability in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2719584)
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CVE/CAN name
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Vendor threat level
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Important
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SophosLabs threat level
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low
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Solution
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MS12-061
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Vendor description
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This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted link in an email message or browses to a webpage that is used to exploit the vulnerability. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to perform these actions. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit a website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes them to the attacker's website.
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SophosLabs comments
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The vulnerability is in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server's parsing of XSS. Given this is a specialized software development tool, the impact to the general customers is very small which is why SophosLabs rates this as Low.
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SophosLabs testing result
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No SophosLabs testing result found
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Currently known exploits
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No currently known exploits found
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First sample seen
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No samples found
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Discovery date
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Discovery date unknown
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Affected software
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Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 Service Pack 1
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References
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Credits
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Revisions
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September 11th, 2012 - Initial analysis written
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Explanation of terms
Vulnerability Name/Brief Description:
Vendor identifier plus a brief description of the type of attack.
CVE/CAN Name:
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Vendor Threat Level:
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SophosLabs Threat Level:
Threat level assigned by SophosLabs
- LOW RISK - There is little chance of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
- MEDIUM RISK - There is a possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
- HIGH RISK - There is a strong possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
- CRITICAL RISK - This vulnerability will almost certainly be actively exploited by malware.
Solution:
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Vendor Description:
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SophosLabs Comments:
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SophosLabs Testing Result:
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Currently Known Exploits:
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First Sample Seen:
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Discovery Date:
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Affected Software:
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