Microsoft Windows up to Vista TIFF Image information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of TIFF Image leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-0061. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a TIFF Image leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was released 02/10/2015 by Michal Zalewski with Google Inc. as MS15-016 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0061 since 11/18/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81269 (MS15-016: Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3029944)), 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 91018 (Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability (MS15-016)).

Applying the patch MS15-016 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 19363.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100435), Tenable (81269), SecurityFocus (BID 72456†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031725†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48603†). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-69108, VDB-69109, VDB-69110 and VDB-69111. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 81269
Nessus Name: MS15-016: Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3029944)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-016
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Organization: Google Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69161

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X-Force: 100435
SecurityFocus: 72456 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2015-0061 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031725 - Microsoft Graphics Component TIFF Processing Flaw Discloses Potentially Sensitive System Information
Vulnerability Center: 48603 - [MS15-016] Microsoft Windows Remote Information Disclosure via Crafted TIFF Image File, Medium

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

Created: 02/11/2015 13:57
Updated: 12/02/2024 18:49
Changes: 02/11/2015 13:57 (69), 04/07/2017 14:53 (12), 03/10/2022 10:57 (2), 03/10/2022 11:03 (1), 12/02/2024 18:49 (16)
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