Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2016 Win32k access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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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 vulnerability database at Tenable (95768). The entry 94456 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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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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Patch: MS16-151
Timeline
09/09/2016 🔍12/13/2016 🔍
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12/14/2016 🔍
12/20/2016 🔍
10/08/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS16-151
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-7260 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1037452
SecurityFocus: 94785 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2016-7260 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 12/14/2016 14:30Updated: 10/08/2022 13:40
Changes: 12/14/2016 14:30 (67), 08/19/2018 20:06 (12), 10/08/2022 13:34 (4), 10/08/2022 13:40 (1)
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