Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 GDI information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2. This affects an unknown part of the component GDI. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-0750. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component GDI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Windows GDI component 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 "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was published 01/03/2018 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0750 since 12/01/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. 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 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 102357†). Similar entries are available at VDB-111347, VDB-111348, VDB-111349 and VDB-111350. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Seonung Jang(@seonunghardt)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111355

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SecurityFocus: 102357 - Microsoft Windows GDI Component CVE-2018-0750 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040091

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2018 10:01
Updated: 01/28/2021 14:09
Changes: 01/05/2018 10:01 (88), 12/28/2019 16:00 (4), 01/28/2021 14:04 (2), 01/28/2021 14:09 (1)
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