Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Forms information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Forms. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0047. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Forms. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WinForms in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via crafted icon data, aka "Windows Forms Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-019 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0047 since 12/04/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88651 (MS16-019: Security Update for .NET Framework to Address Denial of Service (3137893)), 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 91167 (Microsoft .NET Framework Denial of Service And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (MS16-019)).

Applying the patch MS16-019 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 (88651), SecurityFocus (BID 82738†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56518†). The entry VDB-80876 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 88651
Nessus Name: MS16-019: Security Update for .NET Framework to Address Denial of Service (3137893)
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OpenVAS ID: 103306
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft .NET Framework Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (3137893)
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Patch: MS16-019

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-019
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0047 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0047
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80877
SecurityFocus: 82738 - Microsoft .NET Framework CVE-2016-0047 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034983
Vulnerability Center: 56518 - [MS16-019] Microsoft .NET Framework on Windows Remote Information Disclosure via Crafted Icon Data, Medium

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

Created: 02/10/2016 21:34
Updated: 07/07/2022 14:54
Changes: 02/10/2016 21:34 (69), 04/07/2017 13:53 (17), 07/07/2022 14:50 (3), 07/07/2022 14:54 (1)
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