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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 10/1511 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RDP Service. Performing a manipulation results in 7pk security. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0019. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 10/1511 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component RDP Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service implementation in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and establish sessions for blank-password accounts via a modified RDP client, aka "Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Security Bypass Vulnerability."
The weakness was presented 01/12/2016 as MS16-007 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0019 since 12/04/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 07/03/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87890 (MS16-007: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3124901)), 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 91151 (Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS16-007)).
Applying the patch MS16-007 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 (87890), SecurityFocus (BID 79908†), SecurityTracker (ID 1034659†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55666†). See VDB-80219, VDB-80220, VDB-80221 and VDB-80222 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
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Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Nessus ID: 87890
Nessus Name: MS16-007: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3124901)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (3124901)
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Timeline
12/04/2015 🔍01/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: MS16-007
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-0019 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80223
SecurityFocus: 79908
SecurityTracker: 1034659 - Windows Remote Desktop Flaw Access Control Bug Lets Remote Users Access the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 55666 - [MS16-007] Microsoft Windows Remote Security Bypass via a Modified RDP Client, Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Entry
Created: 01/14/2016 10:43Updated: 07/03/2022 09:15
Changes: 01/14/2016 10:43 (49), 05/03/2019 08:04 (30), 07/03/2022 09:12 (13), 07/03/2022 09:15 (1)
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