Microsoft Windows up to Vista CSRSS input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. Impacted is an unknown function of the component CSRSS. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2453. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CSRSS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 with Tencent PC Manager as MS15-080 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2453 since 03/19/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/08/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85348 (MS15-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3078662)), 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 91085 (Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-080)).

Applying the patch MS15-080 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 Tenable (85348), SecurityFocus (BID 76218†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033238†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51836†). The entries VDB-77015, VDB-77016, VDB-77017 and VDB-77018 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 85348
Nessus Name: MS15-080 : Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3078662)
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Patch: MS15-080

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-080
Organization: Tencent PC Manager
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77027
SecurityFocus: 76218 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CSRSS CVE-2015-2453 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033238 - Microsoft Graphics Component Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Remote Authenticated Users Bypass Security Features and Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 51836 - [MS15-080] Microsoft Windows Remote Elevation of Privileges and Information Disclosure in CSRSS, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2015 11:59
Updated: 06/08/2022 06:20
Changes: 08/12/2015 11:59 (66), 05/03/2019 06:54 (10), 06/08/2022 05:57 (2), 06/08/2022 06:11 (1), 06/08/2022 06:20 (1)
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