Microsoft Windows Netlogon input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Netlogon. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3228. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Netlogon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted NetLogon request, aka "Windows Netlogon Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 06/14/2016 as MS16-076 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3228 since 03/15/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2024). The advisory points out:

The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker with access to a domain controller (DC) on a target network runs a specially crafted application to establish a secure channel to the DC as a replica domain controller.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91604 (MS16-076: Security Update for Netlogon (3167691)), 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 91231 (Microsoft Windows Netlogon Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS16-076)).

Applying the patch MS16-076 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 (91604). The entries VDB-87952, VDB-87950, VDB-87951 and VDB-87945 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 91604
Nessus Name: MS16-076: Security Update for Netlogon (3167691)
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OpenVAS ID: 902005
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Netlogon Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3167691)
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Patch: MS16-076

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-076
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87949

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SecurityFocus: 91120
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2016 16:49
Updated: 10/08/2024 06:29
Changes: 06/16/2016 16:49 (65), 04/07/2017 13:37 (9), 08/23/2022 19:39 (4), 08/23/2022 19:46 (2), 10/08/2024 06:29 (16)
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