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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Session Object Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability (Hijacking). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-111 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3305 since 03/15/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93470 (MS16-111: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3186973)), 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 91276 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS16-111)).

Applying the patch MS16-111 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 (93470). The entries 91563, 91564, 91565 and 91566 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Windows

Version

• 7
• 8.1
• 10
• RT 8.1
• Server 2008
• Server 2008 R2
• Server 2012
• Server 2012 R2
• Vista

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Hijacking
Class: Data processing / Hijacking
CWE: CWE-19
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 93470
Nessus Name: MS16-111: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3186973)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (3186973)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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0-Day Time: 🔍
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Patch: MS16-111

Timelineinfo

03/15/2016 🔍
09/13/2016 +182 days 🔍
09/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/13/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/14/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/16/2022 +2193 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-111
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3305 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036802
SecurityFocus: 92812 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2016-3305 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2016 17:28
Updated: 09/16/2022 12:21
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:28 (66), 04/07/2017 13:29 (13), 09/16/2022 12:13 (5), 09/16/2022 12:21 (1)
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