Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Vista Kernel API access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Vista. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel API. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-3372. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows Server 2008/Vista (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Kernel API. 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.

The weakness was published 09/13/2016 by Marcin Wiazowski as MS16-111 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3372 since 03/15/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93470 (MS16-111: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3186973)), 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 91276 (Microsoft Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities (MS16-111)).

Applying the patch MS16-111 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 (93470) and SecurityFocus (BID 92815†). Similar entries are available at VDB-91562, VDB-91563, VDB-91564 and VDB-91566. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 93470
Nessus Name: MS16-111: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3186973)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (3186973)
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Patch: MS16-111

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-111
Researcher: Marcin Wiazowski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3372 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3372
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91565
SecurityFocus: 92815 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2016-3372 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036802

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

Created: 09/14/2016 17:28
Updated: 09/16/2022 12:50
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:28 (65), 04/07/2017 13:28 (13), 09/16/2022 12:43 (5), 09/16/2022 12:50 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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