Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Windows NetBT Session Services race condition

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Windows NetBT Session Services. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Windows NetBT Session Services component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to maintain certain sequencing requirements, aka "NetBIOS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

The bug was discovered 09/12/2017. The weakness was shared 09/12/2017 with Tencent as KB4038777 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-0161 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2021). The advisory points out:

A race condition that could lead to a remote code execution vulnerability exists in NetBT Session Services when NetBT fails to maintain certain sequencing requirements. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker needs to be able to send specially crafted NetBT Session Service packets to an impacted system.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103127 (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 September 2017 Security Updates), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91408 (Microsoft Windows Security Update September 2017).

Applying the patch KB4038777 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103127). The entries 89035, 106482, 106502 and 106472 are related to this item.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 103127
Nessus Name: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 September 2017 Security Updates
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4038799)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4038777
Researcher: Peter Hlavaty
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0161 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039318
SecurityFocus: 100728 - Microsoft Windows NetBIOS CVE-2017-0161 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 09/13/2017 11:29
Updated: 01/11/2021 17:34
Changes: 09/13/2017 11:29 (90), 06/06/2020 09:25 (6), 01/11/2021 17:28 (3), 01/11/2021 17:34 (1)
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