Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 NetBIOS access control
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component NetBIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow remote attackers to hijack network traffic or bypass intended Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) or application container protection mechanisms, and consequently render untrusted content in a browser, by leveraging how NetBIOS validates responses, aka "NetBIOS Spoofing Vulnerability."
The weakness was presented 08/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-077 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3299 since 03/15/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 04/07/2017). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
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.
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). See 87950 and 87951 for similar entries.
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
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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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Patch: MS16-077
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS16-077
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-3299 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 92387 - Microsoft Windows NetBIOS CVE-2016-3299 Spoofing Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 08/10/2016 12:36Updated: 04/07/2017 13:31
Changes: 08/10/2016 12:36 (65), 04/07/2017 13:31 (12)
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