Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Remote Desktop Protocol data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Remote Desktop Protocol. The manipulation leads to data processing. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0976. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Remote Desktop Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2018. The weakness was shared 04/10/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0976 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the RDP service on the target system to stop responding.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108965 (KB4093115: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 April 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 91441 (Microsoft Windows Security Update April 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 (108965) and SecurityFocus (BID 103651†). The entries VDB-115990, VDB-115993, VDB-115995 and VDB-115997 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 108965
Nessus Name: KB4093115: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 April 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 61287
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4093111)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Markku Rossi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0976 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0976
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116039

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SecurityFocus: 103651 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol CVE-2018-0976 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040658

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

Created: 04/11/2018 02:59 PM
Updated: 08/14/2024 06:25 PM
Changes: 04/11/2018 02:59 PM (84), 01/24/2020 07:21 AM (5), 02/09/2021 02:50 PM (3), 02/09/2021 02:53 PM (1), 08/14/2024 06:25 PM (17)
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