Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 PNG Parser information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component PNG Parser. 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 weakness was disclosed 03/10/2015 by Michal Zalewski with Google Inc. as MS15-024 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0080 since 11/18/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81738 (MS15-024: Vulnerability in PNG Processing Could Allow Information Disclosure (3035132)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins.

Applying the patch MS15-024 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101142), Tenable (81738), SecurityFocus (BID 72909†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031898†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48992†). The entries VDB-73973, VDB-73974, VDB-73968 and VDB-73969 are pretty similar.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 81738
Nessus Name: MS15-024: Vulnerability in PNG Processing Could Allow Information Disclosure (3035132)
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Patch: MS15-024
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-024
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0080 (🔍)
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X-Force: 101142 - Microsoft Windows PNG information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 72909 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2015-0080 PNG Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031898 - Microsoft Windows PNG Parsing Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 48992 - [MS15-024] Microsoft Windows Remote Information Disclosure via Specially Crafted PNG Image Format Files, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 03/11/2015 10:43 AM
Updated: 04/15/2022 09:24 AM
Changes: 03/11/2015 10:43 AM (72), 08/19/2018 08:04 PM (10), 04/15/2022 09:19 AM (2), 04/15/2022 09:24 AM (1)
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