Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel nt!KiDispatchException information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function nt!KiDispatchException of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-8482. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). This affects the function nt!KiDispatchException of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was shared 06/13/2017 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as KB4022013 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8482 since 05/03/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. 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. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. 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 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 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 KB4022013 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 (42220), Tenable (100759) and SecurityFocus (BID 98858†). The entries VDB-102373, VDB-102374, VDB-102375 and VDB-102376 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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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: KB4022013

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4022013
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8482 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8482
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102429

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SecurityFocus: 98858 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2017-8482 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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

Created: 06/14/2017 11:25
Updated: 08/19/2024 18:23
Changes: 06/14/2017 11:25 (96), 10/19/2019 18:05 (7), 12/28/2020 09:44 (2), 08/19/2024 18:23 (17)
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