Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel-Mode Driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0078. The attack can only be executed locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Kernel-Mode Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/10/2015 by James Forshaw (Adobe) with Google Project Zero as MS15-023 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0078 since 11/18/2014. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Google Security Research and been published 7 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81737 (MS15-023: Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3034344)), 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 91028 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS15-023)).

Applying the patch MS15-023 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 (101137), Exploit-DB (38199), Tenable (81737), SecurityFocus (BID 72902†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031897†). The entries VDB-73968, VDB-73970 and VDB-73971 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Google Security Research
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Nessus ID: 81737
Nessus Name: MS15-023: Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3034344)
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Patch: MS15-023

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-023
Researcher: James Forshaw (Adobe)
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-0078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73969

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X-Force: 101137 - Microsoft Windows kernel-mode driver privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 72902 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-0078 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031897 - Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Bugs Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48989 - [MS15-023] Microsoft Windows Local Privileges Escalation in Kernel-Mode Driver, High

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

Created: 03/11/2015 10:37
Updated: 04/15/2022 09:07
Changes: 03/11/2015 10:37 (72), 08/19/2018 20:04 (19), 04/15/2022 09:04 (2), 04/15/2022 09:07 (1)
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