Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Imaging memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Imaging. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0195. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Imaging. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/10/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-055 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-0195 since 12/04/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 08/18/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91005 (MS16-055: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3156754)), 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 91209 (Microsoft Windows Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (MS16-055)).

Applying the patch MS16-055 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 (91005) and SecurityFocus (BID 89901†). The entries VDB-87150, VDB-87151, VDB-87152 and VDB-87153 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 91005
Nessus Name: MS16-055: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3156754)
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OpenVAS ID: 861937
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Graphics Component Mulitple Vulnerabilities (3156754)
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Patch: MS16-055

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12/04/2015 🔍
05/10/2016 +158 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-055
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0195 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87154

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SecurityFocus: 89901 - Microsoft Direct3D CVE-2016-0195 Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035823

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

Created: 05/11/2016 14:13
Updated: 08/18/2022 09:16
Changes: 05/11/2016 14:13 (61), 04/07/2017 13:42 (19), 08/18/2022 09:12 (4), 08/18/2022 09:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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