Microsoft OneNote up to 2016 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft OneNote 2007/2010/2013/2013 RT/2016. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3315. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft OneNote 2007/2010/2013/2013 RT/2016 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft OneNote 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, 2016, and 2016 for Mac allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted OneNote file, aka "Microsoft OneNote Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 08/09/2016 by Danny with Tencent as MS16-099 / 3177451 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3315 since 03/15/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92839 (MS16-099: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3177451)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110282 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-099)).

Applying the patch MS16-099 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 (92839) and SecurityFocus (BID 92294†). The entries VDB-90703, VDB-90704, VDB-90705 and VDB-90706 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 92839
Nessus Name: MS16-099: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3177451)
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OpenVAS ID: 802873
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft OneNote Information Disclosure Vulnerability (3177451)
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Patch: MS16-099

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-099 / 3177451
Researcher: Danny
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90707
SecurityFocus: 92294 - Microsoft OneNote CVE-2016-3315 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036559

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/10/2016 12:11
Updated: 09/13/2022 15:48
Changes: 08/10/2016 12:11 (69), 03/23/2019 17:07 (12), 09/13/2022 15:48 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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