Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2 VBScript/JScript input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component VBScript/JScript. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-3207. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component VBScript/JScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/14/2016 as MS16-069 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3207 since 03/15/2016. 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 08/23/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91598 (MS16-069: Cumulative Security Update for JScript and VBScript (3163640)), 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 91234 (Microsoft JScript and VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-069)).

Applying the patch MS16-069 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (91598). Similar entries are available at VDB-87933, VDB-87934, VDB-87966 and VDB-87967. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 91598
Nessus Name: MS16-069: Cumulative Security Update for JScript and VBScript (3163640)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows JScript and VBScript Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3163640)
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Patch: MS16-069

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03/15/2016 🔍
06/14/2016 +91 days 🔍
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08/23/2022 +2259 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-069
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3207 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3207
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87935

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SecurityFocus: 91108
SecurityTracker: 1036096

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

Created: 06/16/2016 16:26
Updated: 08/23/2022 17:43
Changes: 06/16/2016 16:26 (65), 04/07/2017 13:38 (9), 08/23/2022 17:36 (5), 08/23/2022 17:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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