Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 Color Management Icm32.dll information disclosure
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function in the library Icm32.dll of the component Color Management. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0741. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block in the library Icm32.dll of the component Color Management. 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 summary by CVE is:
The Color Management Module (Icm32.dll) in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Color Management Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 01/03/2018 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-2018-0741 since 12/01/2017. 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. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Color Management Module (ICM32.dll) handles objects in memory. This vulnerability allows an attacker to retrieve information to bypass usermode ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) on a targeted system. By itself, the information disclosure does not allow arbitrary code execution; however, it could allow arbitrary code to be run if the attacker uses it in combination with another vulnerability.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105585 (Windows 2008 January 3 2018 Multiple 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 91423 (Microsoft Windows Security Update (ADV180002) (Spectre/Meltdown)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (105585) and SecurityFocus (BID 102349†). The entries VDB-111348, VDB-111349, VDB-111350 and VDB-111351 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 105585
Nessus Name: Windows 2008 January 3 2018 Multiple Security Updates
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OpenVAS ID: 66471
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4056897)
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Timeline
12/01/2017 🔍01/03/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Lucas Leong
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111347
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SecurityFocus: 102349
SecurityTracker: 1040093
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entry
Created: 01/05/2018 08:57Updated: 01/28/2021 13:19
Changes: 01/05/2018 08:57 (88), 12/28/2019 15:46 (2), 01/28/2021 13:13 (2), 01/28/2021 13:19 (3)
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