Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Journal code injection

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Journal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/12/2015 with Vmware as MS15-045 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1695 since 02/17/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/11/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83362 (MS15-045: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3046002)), 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 91054 (Microsoft Windows Journal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-045)).

Applying the patch MS15-045 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 19829.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (83362). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 75247, 75248, 75249 and 75250.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Nessus ID: 83362
Nessus Name: MS15-045: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3046002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-045
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1695 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1032280 - Windows Journal File Processing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50021 - [MS15-045] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Journal - CVE-2015-1695, Critical
SecurityFocus: 74498 - Microsoft Windows Journal File Processing CVE-2015-1695 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 05/13/2015 10:59
Updated: 05/11/2022 02:01
Changes: 05/13/2015 10:59 (69), 08/19/2018 20:04 (10), 05/11/2022 01:53 (2), 05/11/2022 02:01 (1)
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