Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 WPAD data processing

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component WPAD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-19. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 06/14/2016 as MS16-077 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3236 since 03/15/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91605 (MS16-077: Security Update for WPAD (3165191)), 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 91229 (Microsoft Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS16-077)).

Applying the patch MS16-077 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 (91605). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 87950 and 90713.

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Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 91605
Nessus Name: MS16-077: Security Update for WPAD (3165191)
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OpenVAS ID: 65550
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (3165191)
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MetaSploit ID: netbios_spoof_nat.rb
MetaSploit Name: NetBIOS Response BadTunnel Brute Force Spoof (NAT Tunnel)
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Patch: MS16-077

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06/14/2016 +91 days 🔍
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06/16/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/23/2022 +2259 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-077
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3236 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036104

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2016 16:50
Updated: 08/23/2022 20:01
Changes: 06/16/2016 16:50 (68), 04/07/2017 13:37 (9), 08/23/2022 20:01 (5)
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