Microsoft Windows Graphics access control

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP2/Vista SP2 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component Graphics. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Graphics component in the kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Graphics Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was shared 04/11/2017 with Zero Day Initiative as KB4015195 / KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015549 / KB4015550 / KB4015583 / KB4015550 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0155 since 09/09/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99304 (Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91355 (Microsoft Windows Security Update April 2017).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.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 (99304), SecurityFocus (BID 97471†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038237†). Further details are available at catalog.update.microsoft.com. The entries VDB-99655, VDB-99656, VDB-99657 and VDB-99658 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 99304
Nessus Name: Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Monthly Rollup (KB4015549)
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Patch: catalog.update.microsoft.com

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4015195 / KB4015217 / KB4015219 / KB4015221 / KB4015549 / KB4015550 / KB4015583 / KB4015550
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0155 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 97471 - Microsoft Windows Graphics CVE-2017-0155 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0155 - Microsoft - Windows - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038237

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Created: 04/12/2017 04:35 PM
Updated: 11/28/2022 03:46 PM
Changes: 04/12/2017 04:35 PM (83), 09/23/2020 06:39 PM (7), 11/28/2022 03:46 PM (4)
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