Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel API NtImpersonateAnonymousToken access control
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). This affects the function NtImpersonateAnonymousToken
of the component Kernel API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Windows Kernel API in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way the Kernel API enforces permissions, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0751.
The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2018 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0752 since 12/01/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel API enforces permissions. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could impersonate processes, interject cross-process communication, or interrupt system functionality.
A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105547 (KB4056888: Windows 10 Version 1511 January 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)), 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 91423 (Microsoft Windows Security Update (ADV180002) (Spectre/Meltdown)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105547) and Exploit-DB (43516).
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 105547
Nessus Name: KB4056888: Windows 10 Version 1511 January 2018 Security Update (Meltdown)(Spectre)
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OpenVAS ID: 870324
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4056892)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0752 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1040095
SecurityFocus: 102360 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-0752 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
Entry
Created: 01/05/2018 10:02Updated: 01/28/2021 14:21
Changes: 01/05/2018 10:02 (98), 06/06/2020 12:20 (6), 01/28/2021 14:21 (2)
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