Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0197. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component DirectX Graphics Kernel Subsystem. 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 weakness was disclosed 05/10/2016 with Microsoft as MS16-062 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0197 since 12/04/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/18/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91012 (MS16-062: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3158222)), 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 91218 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Mode Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS16-062)).

Applying the patch MS16-062 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 (91012) and SecurityFocus (BID 90102†). The entries VDB-87161, VDB-87162, VDB-87163 and VDB-87164 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91012
Nessus Name: MS16-062: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3158222)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (3158222)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS16-062

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12/04/2015 🔍
05/10/2016 +158 days 🔍
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05/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
08/18/2022 +2290 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-062
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87167

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SecurityFocus: 90102 - Microsoft Windows DirectX Graphics Kernel CVE-2016-0197 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035841

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

Created: 05/11/2016 14:31
Updated: 08/18/2022 10:29
Changes: 05/11/2016 14:31 (60), 04/07/2017 13:39 (19), 08/18/2022 10:24 (4), 08/18/2022 10:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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