Microsoft Windows up to Vista DLL Loader untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista. This affects an unknown part of the component DLL Loader. This manipulation causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-0041. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Vista (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-014 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0041 since 12/04/2015. 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 T1574 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 88642 (MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)), 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 100276 (Microsoft Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS16-009)).

Applying the patch MS16-014 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 23805.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (41706), Tenable (88642), SecurityFocus (BID 82505†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56482†). See VDB-80839, VDB-80840, VDB-80841 and VDB-80842 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 88642
Nessus Name: MS16-009: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3134220)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134228)
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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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Patch: MS16-014
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-014
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80863

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SecurityFocus: 82505 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2016-0041 DLL Loading Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034971
Vulnerability Center: 56482 - [MS16-009] Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 - 11 Remote Code Execution in DLL Loading - CVE-2016-0041, Critical

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

Created: 02/10/2016 20:22
Updated: 05/03/2025 07:25
Changes: 02/10/2016 20:22 (68), 04/07/2017 13:54 (23), 07/07/2022 13:01 (5), 07/07/2022 13:08 (1), 05/03/2025 07:25 (18)
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