Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Server 2012 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Server 2012. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-0830. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Server 2012 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Kernel. 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 bug was discovered 02/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2018 with Qihoo 360 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0830 since 12/01/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue. The advisory points out:

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

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 102949†). The entries VDB-113222, VDB-113229, VDB-113230 and VDB-113238 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: fanxiaocao, pjf
Organization: Qihoo 360
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0830 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0830
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113257

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SecurityFocus: 102949 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2018-0830 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040373

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

Created: 02/14/2018 09:26
Updated: 02/03/2021 15:23
Changes: 02/14/2018 09:26 (86), 01/04/2020 19:00 (6), 02/03/2021 15:19 (3), 02/03/2021 15:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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