Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 DLL Loader credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component DLL Loader. Executing a manipulation can lead to credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0049. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component DLL Loader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/09/2016 by Nabeel Ahmed with Microsoft as MS16-014 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0049 since 12/04/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Nabeel Ahmed and been published 6 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88646 (MS16-014: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3134228)), 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 91165 (Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS16-014)).

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39442), Tenable (88646), SecurityFocus (BID 82535†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56478†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-80862, VDB-80863, VDB-80864 and VDB-80865. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nabeel Ahmed
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Nessus ID: 88646
Nessus Name: MS16-014: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3134228)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (3134228)
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Patch: MS16-014

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-014
Researcher: Nabeel Ahmed
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80866

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SecurityFocus: 82535 - Microsoft Windows Kerberos CVE-2016-0049 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034985
Vulnerability Center: 56478 - [MS16-014] Microsoft Windows Local Security Bypass in Kerberos, Low

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

Created: 02/10/2016 20:22
Updated: 05/04/2025 22:26
Changes: 02/10/2016 20:22 (68), 04/07/2017 13:54 (27), 07/07/2022 13:30 (5), 07/07/2022 13:37 (1), 05/04/2025 22:26 (14)
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