Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Uniscribe information disclosure
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Uniscribe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Server 2016; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Office for Mac 2011 and 2016; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise a user's system via a specially crafted document or an untrusted webpage, aka "Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
The bug was discovered 09/12/2017. The weakness was released 09/12/2017 as KB4038777 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-8695 since 05/03/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/12/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Uniscribe improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s 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 110304 (Microsoft Lync and Skype for Business Security Update for 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). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 106502, 106454, 106472 and 106481.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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: 800623
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Lync Attendee Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (KB4025866 and KB4025867)
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Patch: KB4038777
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: KB4038777
Researcher: Axel Souchet
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8695 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039344
SecurityFocus: 100773 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2017-8695 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 09/13/2017 13:24Updated: 01/12/2021 07:34
Changes: 09/13/2017 13:24 (90), 06/06/2020 09:59 (5), 01/12/2021 07:29 (2), 01/12/2021 07:34 (1)
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