Security Advisory

Microsoft Security Advisory 944653

Vulnerability in Macrovision SECDRV.SYS Driver on Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege

Published: November 05, 2007 | Updated: December 11, 2007

Microsoft has completed the investigation into a public report of this vulnerability. We have issued MS07-067 to address this issue. For more information about this issue, including download links for an available security update, please review MS07-067. The vulnerability addressed is the Macrovision Driver Vulnerability - CVE-2007-5587.

Resources:

Disclaimer:

The information provided in this advisory is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions:

  • November 05, 2007: Advisory published
  • November 07, 2007: Advisory revised to include indentified workarounds for this vulnerability and additional information on what is secdrv.sys.
  • December 11, 2007: Advisory updated to reflect publication of security bulletin.

Built at 2014-04-18T13:49:36Z-07:00