Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Journal code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Journal. Such manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1698. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Journal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2015 with Vmware as MS15-045 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1698 since 02/17/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/11/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83362 (MS15-045: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3046002)), 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 91054 (Microsoft Windows Journal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-045)).

Applying the patch MS15-045 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 19819.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83362), SecurityFocus (BID 74501†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032280†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50024†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-75247, VDB-75248, VDB-75249 and VDB-75250 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 83362
Nessus Name: MS15-045: Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3046002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-045
Organization: Vmware
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-1698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75284

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SecurityFocus: 74501 - Microsoft Windows Journal File Processing CVE-2015-1698 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032280 - Windows Journal File Processing Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 50024 - [MS15-045] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution via a Crafted Journal - CVE-2015-1698, Critical

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

Created: 05/13/2015 10:59
Updated: 05/11/2022 02:46
Changes: 05/13/2015 10:59 (69), 08/19/2018 20:04 (10), 05/11/2022 02:39 (2), 05/11/2022 02:46 (1)
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