Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 Adobe Type Manager Font Driver atmfd.dll access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. This affects an unknown part in the library atmfd.dll of the component Adobe Type Manager Font Driver. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3220. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library atmfd.dll of the component Adobe Type Manager Font Driver. 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 06/14/2016 as MS16-074 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3220 since 03/15/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91602 (MS16-074: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3164036)), 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 91237 (Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS16-074)).

Applying the patch MS16-074 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 Exploit-DB (39991) and Tenable (91602). The entries VDB-87945 and VDB-87946 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 91602
Nessus Name: MS16-074: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3164036)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Graphics Component Multiple Vulnerabilities (3164036)
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Patch: MS16-074

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06/14/2016 +91 days 🔍
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03/19/2025 +3198 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-074
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3220 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3220
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87947

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

Created: 06/16/2016 16:41
Updated: 03/19/2025 07:03
Changes: 06/16/2016 16:41 (71), 04/07/2017 13:38 (9), 08/23/2022 19:18 (4), 03/19/2025 07:03 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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