Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-0070. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/11/2016 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as MS16-124 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0070 since 12/04/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94013 (MS16-124: Security Update for Windows Registry (3193227)), 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 91288 (Microsoft Windows Security Update for Windows Registry (MS16-124)).

Applying the patch MS16-124 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 Exploit-DB (40600), Tenable (94013) and SecurityFocus (BID 93354†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92592, VDB-92593 and VDB-92594. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 94013
Nessus Name: MS16-124: Security Update for Windows Registry (3193227)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Registry Multiple Vulnerabilities (3193227)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-124
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92591
SecurityFocus: 93354 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2016-0070 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 10/12/2016 10:49 AM
Updated: 03/23/2025 09:09 PM
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:49 AM (66), 04/07/2017 01:24 PM (13), 09/23/2022 09:56 AM (4), 09/23/2022 09:57 AM (1), 06/30/2024 04:24 PM (23), 03/23/2025 09:09 PM (1)
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