Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel Memory information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Memory). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-0259. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016 (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 (Memory). 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.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2017. The weakness was presented 05/09/2017 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as KB4019215 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0259 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 6 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.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 100055 (KB4016871: Windows 10 Version 1703 May 2017 Cumulative Update), 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 91369 (Microsoft Windows Security Update May 2017).

Applying the patch KB4019215 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 Exploit-DB (42007), Tenable (100055) and SecurityFocus (BID 98113†). See VDB-100990, VDB-100991, VDB-100993 and VDB-100994 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: Memory
Class: Information disclosure / Memory
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 100055
Nessus Name: KB4016871: Windows 10 Version 1703 May 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4019474)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: KB4019215

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4019215
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101033

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SecurityFocus: 98113 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-0259 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0259 - Microsoft - Windows - Information Disclosure Issue

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

Created: 05/10/2017 14:58
Updated: 08/21/2024 19:14
Changes: 05/10/2017 14:58 (95), 09/28/2020 20:44 (8), 12/23/2020 07:45 (2), 08/21/2024 19:14 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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