Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2008 R2 win32k.sys access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2008 R2. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library win32k.sys. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-0048. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2008 R2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library win32k.sys. 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 published 02/09/2016 as MS16-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0048 since 12/04/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88650 (MS16-018: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers to Address Elevation of Privilege (3136082)), 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 91169 (Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Driver Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-018)).

Applying the patch MS16-018 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 (88650). Similar entry is available at VDB-80887. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 88650
Nessus Name: MS16-018: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers to Address Elevation of Privilege (3136082)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-018

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02/09/2016 +67 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-018
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80875
SecurityFocus: 82708
SecurityTracker: 1034982

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2016 20:49
Updated: 11/04/2024 01:26
Changes: 02/10/2016 20:49 (47), 04/07/2017 16:00 (21), 07/07/2022 14:35 (4), 07/07/2022 14:38 (2), 11/04/2024 01:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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