Microsoft Windows up to Vista Management Console memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2015 by Michael Heerklotz with Zero Day Initiative as MS15-054 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1681 since 02/17/2015. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/17/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83363 (MS15-054: Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console File Format Could Allow Denial of Service (3051768)), 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 MS15-054 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (83363). Additional details are provided at krebsonsecurity.com. See 75247, 75248, 75249 and 75250 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83363
Nessus Name: MS15-054: Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console File Format Could Allow Denial of Service (3051768)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-054
Researcher: Michael Heerklotz
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1681 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1032286 - Microsoft Management Console Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50064 - [MS15-054] Microsoft Windows Remote DoS via a Crafted Management Console File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 74486 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2015-1681 Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 05/13/2015 12:06
Updated: 05/17/2022 08:47
Changes: 05/13/2015 12:06 (69), 04/07/2017 14:32 (9), 05/17/2022 08:42 (3), 05/17/2022 08:47 (1)
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