Microsoft Windows access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0087. 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 was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. 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 summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 do not properly validate handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 03/08/2016 by r00t as MS16-031 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0087 since 12/04/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/03/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89754 (MS16-031: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Elevation of Privilege (3140410)), 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 91176 (Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS16-031)).

Applying the patch MS16-031 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 (89754), SecurityFocus (BID 84032†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57095†). Additional details are provided at zdnet.com. The entries VDB-81265, VDB-81266, VDB-81267 and VDB-81268 are 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: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 89754
Nessus Name: MS16-031: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Elevation of Privilege (3140410)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (3140410)
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Patch: MS16-031

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-031
Researcher: r00t
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0087 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0087
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81277
SecurityFocus: 84032 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2016-0087 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035209
Vulnerability Center: 57095 - [MS16-031] Microsoft Windows Local Privilege Escalation via a Crafted Application, High

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

Created: 03/09/2016 11:16
Updated: 11/03/2024 21:20
Changes: 03/09/2016 11:16 (65), 04/07/2017 13:49 (18), 07/09/2022 20:41 (4), 07/09/2022 20:48 (1), 11/03/2024 21:20 (16)
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