Microsoft Windows up to Vista Library Loader access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. Affected is an unknown function of the component Library Loader. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-6132. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Library Loader. 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 disclosed 12/08/2015 by Yorick Koster as MS15-132 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6132 since 08/14/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87261 (MS15-132: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3116162)), 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 91132 (Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS15-132)).

Applying the patch MS15-132 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 22303.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87261), SecurityFocus (BID 78614†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54912†). The entries VDB-79506 and VDB-79508 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 87261
Nessus Name: MS15-132: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3116162)
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MetaSploit ID: office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack.rb
MetaSploit Name: NetOp Remote Control Client 9.5 Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS15-132
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS15-132
Researcher: Yorick Koster
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6132 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6132
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79507
SecurityFocus: 78614 - Microsoft Windows Library Loading CVE-2015-6132 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034338
Vulnerability Center: 54912 - [MS15-132] Microsoft Windows Local Code Execution due to Issue in Loading Libraries - CVE-2015-6132, Medium

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

Created: 12/09/2015 13:08
Updated: 06/08/2025 10:09
Changes: 12/09/2015 13:08 (63), 05/03/2019 06:55 (16), 06/29/2022 09:06 (5), 06/29/2022 09:11 (1), 06/08/2025 10:09 (17)
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