Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-0297. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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 bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 06/13/2017 with Tencent as KB4022725 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0297 since 09/09/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100759 (KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 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 91385 (Microsoft Windows Security Update June 2017).

Applying the patch KB4022725 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 (100759) and SecurityFocus (BID 98840†). The entries VDB-102373, VDB-102374, VDB-102375 and VDB-102376 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 100759
Nessus Name: KB4022714: Windows 10 Version 1511 June 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilites (KB4022719)
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Patch: KB4022725

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4022725
Researcher: Peter Hlavaty
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102407

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SecurityFocus: 98840 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-0297 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038671

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

Created: 06/14/2017 11:03
Updated: 08/20/2024 03:07
Changes: 06/14/2017 11:03 (87), 10/17/2019 11:37 (6), 12/28/2020 07:41 (4), 12/28/2020 07:47 (1), 08/20/2024 03:07 (17)
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