Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012 R2 Lock Screen access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012 R2. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Lock Screen. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3302. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Lock Screen. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2016 as MS16-112 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3302. Attacking locally is a requirement. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93471 (MS16-112: Security Update for Windows Lock Screen (3178469)), 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 91274 (Microsoft Windows Lock Screen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS16-112)).

Applying the patch MS16-112 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 (93471) and SecurityFocus (BID 92853†). The entries VDB-91570, VDB-91571, VDB-91569 and VDB-91568 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 93471
Nessus Name: MS16-112: Security Update for Windows Lock Screen (3178469)
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OpenVAS ID: 840072
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Lock Screen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (3178469)
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Patch: MS16-112

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-112
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91567
SecurityFocus: 92853
SecurityTracker: 1036799

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

Created: 09/14/2016 17:42
Updated: 10/07/2024 08:53
Changes: 09/14/2016 17:42 (44), 04/07/2017 16:05 (17), 09/16/2022 13:05 (4), 09/16/2022 13:11 (11), 10/07/2024 08:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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