VDB-5663 · OSVDB 83750 · GCVE-100-5663

Microsoft Windows 7/Vista Gadgets memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7/Vista. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Gadgets. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7/Vista (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Gadgets. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/10/2012 by Mickey Shkatov and Toby Kohlenberg as confirmed advisory (Microsoft Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/27/2018).

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (83750†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: technet.microsoft.com

Timelineinfo

07/10/2012 🔍
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07/13/2012 +3 days 🔍
07/23/2012 +10 days 🔍
04/27/2018 +2104 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: technet.microsoft.com
Researcher: Mickey Shkatov , Toby Kohlenberg
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5663
OSVDB: 83750

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2012 10:30
Updated: 04/27/2018 09:28
Changes: 07/23/2012 10:30 (45), 04/27/2018 09:28 (2)
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