Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 PDF information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component PDF. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.
The weakness was disclosed 06/14/2016 as MS16-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3201 since 03/15/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 08/23/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91607 (MS16-080: Security Update for Microsoft Windows PDF (3164302)), 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 91233 (Microsoft Edge Cumulative Security Update (MS16-068)).
Applying the patch MS16-080 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 (91607). The entries 87925, 87926, 87927 and 87928 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91607
Nessus Name: MS16-080: Security Update for Microsoft Windows PDF (3164302)
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OpenVAS ID: 867212
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows PDF Library Multiple Vulnerabilities (3164302)
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Patch: MS16-080
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS16-080
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3201 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036099
SecurityFocus: 91086
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 06/16/2016 16:57Updated: 08/23/2022 20:44
Changes: 06/16/2016 16:57 (76), 01/25/2019 11:03 (2), 08/23/2022 20:44 (5)
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