Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2016 Win32k access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library Win32k. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7260. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This issue affects some unknown processing in the library Win32k. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 with Qihoo 360 as MS16-151 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7260 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2022). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95768 (MS16-151: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3205651)), 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 91314 (Microsoft Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (MS16-151)).

Applying the patch MS16-151 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 (95768) and SecurityFocus (BID 94785†). The entry VDB-94456 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 95768
Nessus Name: MS16-151: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3205651)
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OpenVAS ID: 100448
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Drivers Multiple Vulnerabilities (3205651)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-151

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09/09/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/20/2016 +6 days 🔍
10/08/2022 +2118 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-151
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94457

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SecurityFocus: 94785 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2016-7260 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037452

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

Created: 12/14/2016 02:30 PM
Updated: 10/08/2022 01:40 PM
Changes: 12/14/2016 02:30 PM (67), 08/19/2018 08:06 PM (12), 10/08/2022 01:34 PM (4), 10/08/2022 01:40 PM (1)
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