Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel-Mode Driver win32k access control

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function in the library win32k of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 08/09/2016 by team509 with Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as MS16-098 / 3178466 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3308 since 03/15/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/13/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92821 (MS16-098: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3178466)), 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 91262 (Microsoft Windows Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (MS16-098)).

Applying the patch MS16-098 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 databases at Tenable (92821) and SecurityFocus (BID 92295†).

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 92821
Nessus Name: MS16-098: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3178466)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Kernel-Mode Drivers Multiple Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (3178466)
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Patch: MS16-098

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-098 / 3178466
Researcher: team509
Organization: Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3308 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92295 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2016-3308 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036572

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2016 12:09 PM
Updated: 09/13/2022 02:51 PM
Changes: 08/10/2016 12:09 PM (66), 04/07/2017 01:33 PM (14), 09/13/2022 02:49 PM (4), 09/13/2022 02:51 PM (1)
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