Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Search information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Search. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-11772. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Search. 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.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2017. The weakness was presented 10/10/2017 as KB4041681 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-11772 since 07/31/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An Information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Search improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103745 (KB4041676: Windows 10 Version 1703 October 2017 Cumulative Update (KRACK)), 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 91411 (Microsoft Windows Security Update October 2017 (KRACK Attack) (ROCA)).

Applying the patch KB4041681 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 (103745) and SecurityFocus (BID 101116†). See VDB-107699, VDB-107701, VDB-107702 and VDB-107704 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103745
Nessus Name: KB4041676: Windows 10 Version 1703 October 2017 Cumulative Update (KRACK)
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OpenVAS ID: 802136
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4042895)
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Patch: KB4041681

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4041681
Researcher: Swamy Shivaganga Nagaraju
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-11772 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-11772
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107738

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SecurityFocus: 101116 - Microsoft Windows Search CVE-2017-11772 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039538

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

Created: 10/11/2017 23:38
Updated: 01/16/2021 14:26
Changes: 10/11/2017 23:38 (89), 06/06/2020 11:17 (5), 01/16/2021 14:19 (3), 01/16/2021 14:26 (1)
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