Microsoft Windows up to Vista Remote Desktop Session Host Certificate input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Remote Desktop Session Host. The manipulation as part of Certificate leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-2472. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Remote Desktop Session Host. The manipulation as part of a Certificate 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 presented 08/11/2015 with Microsoft as MS15-082 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2472 since 03/19/2015. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85332 (MS15-082: Vulnerability in RDP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3080348)), 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 91081 (Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-082)).

Applying the patch MS15-082 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 (85332), SecurityFocus (BID 76224†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033242†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51855†). See VDB-77034 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 85332
Nessus Name: MS15-082: Vulnerability in RDP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3080348)
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Patch: MS15-082

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-082
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77033
SecurityFocus: 76224 - Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host CVE-2015-2472 Spoofing Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033242 - Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Flaws Let Remote Users Impersonate Client Sessions and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 51855 - [MS15-082] Microsoft Windows Remote Spoofing in Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH), Medium

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

Created: 08/12/2015 12:12
Updated: 06/09/2022 07:33
Changes: 08/12/2015 12:12 (68), 05/03/2019 06:54 (10), 06/09/2022 07:27 (3), 06/09/2022 07:33 (1)
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