Microsoft Windows up to Vista GDI access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component GDI. 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.

The weakness was shared 09/13/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-106 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3355 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93466 (MS16-106: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3185848)), 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 91275 (Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-106)).

Applying the patch MS16-106 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 (93466). The entries 91536, 91537, 91538 and 91540 are related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 93466
Nessus Name: MS16-106: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3185848)
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OpenVAS ID: 855201
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Graphics Component Multiple Vulnerabilities (3185848)
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Patch: MS16-106

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-106
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3355 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036786
SecurityFocus: 92787 - Microsoft Windows Graphics CVE-2016-3355 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Created: 09/14/2016 16:59
Updated: 09/16/2022 09:50
Changes: 09/14/2016 16:59 (65), 04/07/2017 13:30 (13), 09/16/2022 09:50 (5)
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