Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 COM Serialized deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component COM. The manipulation results in deserialization (Serialized). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0824. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component COM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability (Serialized). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2018. The weakness was published 05/08/2018 by Nicolas Joly as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0824 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in "Microsoft COM for Windows" when it fails to properly handle serialized objects.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109610 (KB4103726: Windows Server 2012 May 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 91447 (Microsoft Windows Security Update May 2018). This issue was added on 08/05/2024 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 08/26/2024:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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 Exploit-DB (44906), Tenable (109610) and SecurityFocus (BID 104030†). Similar entries are available at VDB-117441, VDB-117442, VDB-117443 and VDB-117444. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Serialized
Class: Deserialization / Serialized
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 109610
Nessus Name: KB4103726: Windows Server 2012 May 2018 Security Update
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OpenVAS ID: 52254
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4103725)
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MetaSploit ID: unmarshal_cmd_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Windows unmarshal post exploitation
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Nicolas Joly
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117480

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SecurityFocus: 104030 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2018-0824 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040848

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

Created: 05/09/2018 14:45
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:30
Changes: 05/09/2018 14:45 (90), 02/03/2020 11:52 (12), 03/11/2023 09:09 (5), 08/05/2024 23:09 (23), 08/06/2024 03:08 (12), 08/08/2024 18:38 (4), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1)
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