Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Wordpad access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Wordpad. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-8588. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Wordpad. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft WordPad in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it parses specially crafted files, aka "WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

The bug was discovered 07/11/2017. The weakness was published 07/11/2017 by Security Team with Microsoft as KB4025339 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-8588 since 05/03/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/14/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101365 (Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 July 2017 Security Updates), 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 (101365) and SecurityFocus (BID 99400†). Similar entries are available at VDB-103402, VDB-103417, VDB-103418 and VDB-103419. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 101365
Nessus Name: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 July 2017 Security Updates
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (KB4026061)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: KB4025339

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4025339
Researcher: Security Team
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8588 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8588
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103445

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SecurityFocus: 99400 - Microsoft Wordpad CVE-2017-8588 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038857

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

Created: 07/12/2017 10:44
Updated: 09/14/2024 11:56
Changes: 07/12/2017 10:44 (83), 10/25/2019 06:29 (12), 01/01/2021 07:20 (2), 09/14/2024 11:56 (17)
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