Microsoft Windows up to Vista Group Policy data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This affects an unknown function of the component Group Policy Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to data authenticity. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0008. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Group Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 02/10/2015 as MS15-011 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-0008 since 11/18/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Freakazoidile in Python and been published 6 years after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81264 (MS15-011: Vulnerability in Group Policy Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000483)), 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 91017 (Microsoft Group Policy Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-011)).

Applying the patch MS15-011 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 databases at X-Force (100426), Exploit-DB (47558), Tenable (81264), SecurityFocus (BID 72477†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031718†). Additional details are provided at isc.sans.edu. The entries VDB-69108, VDB-69109, VDB-69110 and VDB-69111 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Freakazoidile
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Nessus ID: 81264
Nessus Name: MS15-011: Vulnerability in Group Policy Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000483)
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Patch: MS15-011

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-011
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0008 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0008
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69154

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X-Force: 100426
SecurityFocus: 72477 - Microsoft Windows Group Policy CVE-2015-0008 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031718 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48543 - [MS15-011] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution due to a Flaw in Group Policy (aka JASBUG), Critical

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

Created: 02/11/2015 13:01
Updated: 06/29/2025 22:00
Changes: 02/11/2015 13:01 (69), 04/07/2017 14:54 (11), 10/30/2019 07:21 (5), 03/10/2022 09:56 (3), 03/10/2022 09:59 (1), 06/22/2024 23:37 (21), 01/11/2025 17:07 (1), 06/29/2025 22:00 (1)
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Committer: misc
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