Microsoft Windows up to Server 2016 NTFS access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component NTFS. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1036. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NTFS. 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 06/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 06/12/2018 with SEC Consult as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1036 since 12/01/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/22/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when NTFS improperly checks access. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110487 (KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 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 91452 (Microsoft Windows Security Update June 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 (110487) and SecurityFocus (BID 104360†). The entries VDB-119431, VDB-119432, VDB-119433 and VDB-119434 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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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: 110487
Nessus Name: KB4284835: Windows 10 Version 1803 and Windows Server Version 1803 June 2018 Security Update
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Recommended: Patch
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12/01/2017 🔍
06/12/2018 +193 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: SEC Consult
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119447

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SecurityFocus: 104360 - Microsoft Windows NTFS CVE-2018-1036 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041111

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

Created: 06/13/2018 18:26
Updated: 03/22/2023 18:44
Changes: 06/13/2018 18:26 (87), 02/18/2020 19:10 (6), 03/22/2023 18:44 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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