Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 Kernel access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0742. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was shared 02/13/2018 with Tencent as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-0742 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106800 (KB4074597: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 February 2018 Security 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 91432 (Microsoft Windows Security Update February 2018).

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 (106800) and SecurityFocus (BID 102937†). The entries VDB-113222, VDB-113229, VDB-113230 and VDB-113238 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 106800
Nessus Name: KB4074597: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 February 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 703266
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4074598)
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Recommended: Patch
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: WenQunWang
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113249

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SecurityFocus: 102937 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-0742 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040373

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

Created: 02/14/2018 09:21
Updated: 02/03/2021 14:23
Changes: 02/14/2018 09:21 (87), 01/04/2020 17:20 (6), 02/03/2021 14:17 (4), 02/03/2021 14:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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