Microsoft Windows up to Vista True Type Font win32k.sys access control
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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file win32k.sys of the component True Type Font Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2015 by Cris Neckar with Divergent Security as MS15-010 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0059 since 11/18/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/10/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81263 (MS15-010: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3036220)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91016 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-010)).
Applying the patch MS15-010 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17017.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100433) and Tenable (81263). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. The entries 69108, 69109, 69110 and 69111 are pretty similar.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 81263
Nessus Name: MS15-010: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3036220)
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS15-010
Researcher: Cris Neckar
Organization: Divergent Security
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-0059 (🔍)
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X-Force: 100433
SecurityTracker: 1031718 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48599 - [MS15-010] Microsoft Windows Remote Host Privilege in win32k.sys Kernel Mode Driver - CVE-2015-0059, Critical
SecurityFocus: 72470 - Microsoft Windows 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-0059 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entry
Created: 02/11/2015 12:09Updated: 03/10/2022 09:42
Changes: 02/11/2015 12:09 (73), 04/07/2017 14:55 (12), 03/10/2022 09:41 (3), 03/10/2022 09:42 (1)
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