Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 Media Center information disclosure
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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Media Center. 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. CVE summarizes:
Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted .mcl file, aka "Windows Media Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
The bug was discovered 12/08/2015. The weakness was published 12/08/2015 by Francisco Falcon with Core Security as MS15-134 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6127 since 08/14/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87263 (MS15-134: Security Update for Windows Media Center to Address Remote Code Execution (3108669)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91137 (Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-134)).
Applying the patch MS15-134 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 21997.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87263) and Exploit-DB (38912). Similar entry is available at 79511.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 87263
Nessus Name: MS15-134: Security Update for Windows Media Center to Address Remote Code Execution (3108669)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Media Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3108669)
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MetaSploit ID: ms15_134_mcl_leak.rb
MetaSploit Name: MS15-134 Microsoft Windows Media Center MCL Information Disclosure
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS15-134
Researcher: Francisco Falcon
Organization: Core Security
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2015-6127 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034335
Vulnerability Center: 54917 - [MS15-134] Microsoft Windows Media Center for Microsoft Windows Remote File System Read via a Crafted .mcl File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 78516 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2015-6127 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entry
Created: 12/09/2015 13:27Updated: 06/29/2022 09:26
Changes: 12/09/2015 13:27 (77), 07/07/2019 11:14 (14), 06/29/2022 09:26 (2)
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