Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2 RDP access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2. This affects an unknown part of the component RDP. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-0036. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component RDP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 02/09/2016 as MS16-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0036 since 12/04/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/04/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88649 (MS16-017: Security Update for Remote Desktop Display Driver to Address Elevation of Privilege (3134700)), 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 91166 (Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS16-017)).

Applying the patch MS16-017 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (88649). The entry VDB-80885 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 88649
Nessus Name: MS16-017: Security Update for Remote Desktop Display Driver to Address Elevation of Privilege (3134700)
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Patch: MS16-017

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12/04/2015 🔍
02/09/2016 +67 days 🔍
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02/10/2016 +1 days 🔍
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11/04/2024 +3190 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-017
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80874
SecurityFocus: 82799
SecurityTracker: 1034981

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

Created: 02/10/2016 20:45
Updated: 11/04/2024 05:12
Changes: 02/10/2016 20:45 (47), 04/07/2017 12:53 (21), 07/07/2022 14:31 (4), 07/07/2022 14:34 (2), 11/04/2024 05:12 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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