Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel information disclosure
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was published 11/14/2017 with Qihoo 360 as KB4048955 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-11849 since 07/31/2017. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly initialize a memory address. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104553 (Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 November 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 91414 (Microsoft Windows Security Update November 2017).
Applying the patch KB4048955 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 (104553). Similar entries are available at 109334, 109337, 109338 and 109339.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Base Score: 2.5
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 4.7
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 104553
Nessus Name: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 November 2017 Security Updates
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OpenVAS ID: 835175
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4048970)
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Countermeasures
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Patch: KB4048955
Timeline
07/31/2017 🔍11/14/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: KB4048955
Researcher: @fanxiaocao, pjf
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11849 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1039782
SecurityFocus: 101762 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-11849 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 11/15/2017 10:40Updated: 01/23/2021 15:35
Changes: 11/15/2017 10:40 (89), 06/06/2020 11:25 (6), 01/23/2021 15:28 (3), 01/23/2021 15:35 (1)
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