Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Common Log File System Driver access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Common Log File System Driver. 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 bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was released 02/13/2018 with Trend Micro as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0844 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106800 (KB4074597: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 February 2018 Security Update), 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 91432 (Microsoft Windows Security Update February 2018).

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 (106800) and SecurityFocus (BID 102929†).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106800
Nessus Name: KB4074597: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 February 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 703266
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4074598)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: Trend Micro
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0844 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 102929 - Microsoft Windows CLFS CVE-2018-0844 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040380

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

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Created: 02/14/2018 09:13 AM
Updated: 08/18/2024 12:42 AM
Changes: 02/14/2018 09:13 AM (85), 01/04/2020 04:41 PM (6), 02/03/2021 01:44 PM (4), 08/18/2024 12:42 AM (17)
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