Microsoft Windows up to Vista Shell Security Feature input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Shell Security Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/11/2015 with Microsoft as MS15-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2465 since 03/19/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 06/08/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85348 (MS15-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3078662)), 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 91085 (Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-080)).

Applying the patch MS15-080 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 (85348). The entries 77015, 77016, 77017 and 77018 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
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Nessus ID: 85348
Nessus Name: MS15-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3078662)
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Patch: MS15-080

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-080
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2465 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033238 - Microsoft Graphics Component Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Security Features and Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 51838 - [MS15-080] Microsoft Windows Remote Security Bypass of Shell Security Feature - CVE-2015-2465, Medium
SecurityFocus: 76225 - Microsoft Windows Shell Security Feature CVE-2015-2465 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 08/12/2015 11:59
Updated: 06/08/2022 06:58
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:59 (66), 05/03/2019 06:54 (10), 06/08/2022 06:46 (2), 06/08/2022 06:58 (1)
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