Microsoft Windows up to Vista information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-6355. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was presented 12/09/2014 by Michal Zalewski with Google as MS14-085 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-6355 since 09/11/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79834 (MS14-085: Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3013126)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 91000 (Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure (MS14-085)).

Applying the patch MS14-085 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 17127.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98969), Tenable (79834), SecurityFocus (BID 71502†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031324†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47512†). See VDB-107920 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 79834
Nessus Name: MS14-085: Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3013126)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-085
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-6355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68403

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X-Force: 98969 - Microsoft Graphics information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71502 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2014-6355 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031324 - Microsoft Graphics Component Discloses Potentially Sensitive System Information
Vulnerability Center: 47512 - [MS14-085] Microsoft Windows Remote Information Disclosure in the Graphics Component - CVE-2014-6355, Medium

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

Created: 12/11/2014 12:09
Updated: 12/14/2024 21:33
Changes: 12/11/2014 12:09 (78), 04/07/2017 14:59 (7), 03/01/2022 08:40 (2), 03/01/2022 08:43 (1), 12/14/2024 21:33 (16)
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