Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2 RDP access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component RDP. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-0036. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown function of the component RDP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows 10 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 02/09/2016. The weakness was published 02/10/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-017 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0036 since 12/04/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/04/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 and running in the context l. 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 even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (88649), SecurityFocus (BID 82799†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56496†). Similar entry is available at VDB-80874. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
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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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (3134700)
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Patch: MS16-017

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-017
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0036 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0036
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80885

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SecurityFocus: 82799 - Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol CVE-2016-0036 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034981
Vulnerability Center: 56496 - [MS16-017] Microsoft Windows Remote Privilege Escalation via Remote Desktop Protocol, High

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

Created: 02/11/2016 09:04
Updated: 11/04/2024 05:50
Changes: 02/11/2016 09:04 (82), 07/07/2019 11:42 (6), 07/07/2022 15:35 (4), 11/04/2024 05:50 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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