Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 Graphics Object access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Graphics. Such manipulation as part of Object leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-8574. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Graphics. The manipulation as part of a Object leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Graphics in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8573 and CVE-2017-8556.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2017. The weakness was released 07/11/2017 with Tencent as KB4025339 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-8574 since 05/03/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/31/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Microsoft Graphics Component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101366 (KB4025339: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 July 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 91393 (Microsoft Windows Security Update July 2017).

Applying the patch KB4025339 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 (101366) and SecurityFocus (BID 99438†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-103428, VDB-103432, VDB-103435 and VDB-103437. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 101366
Nessus Name: KB4025339: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 July 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilites (KB4025342)
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Patch: KB4025339

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4025339
Researcher: Peter Hlavaty
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8574 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8574
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103436

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SecurityFocus: 99438 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2017-8574 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038856

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

Created: 07/12/2017 10:41
Updated: 12/31/2020 18:37
Changes: 07/12/2017 10:41 (93), 10/24/2019 20:49 (5), 12/31/2020 18:34 (2), 12/31/2020 18:37 (1)
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