Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 GDI+ information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2. This affects an unknown part of the component GDI+. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-3262. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2012 R2 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component GDI+. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 10/11/2016 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as MS16-120 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-3262 since 03/15/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94017 (MS16-120: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3192884)), 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 91287 (Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Security Update (MS16-120)).

Applying the patch MS16-120 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 (94017) and SecurityFocus (BID 93390†). See VDB-92577, VDB-92579, VDB-92580 and VDB-92581 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94017
Nessus Name: MS16-120: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3192884)
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OpenVAS ID: 903222
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Word Viewer Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3192884)
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Patch: MS16-120

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-120
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3262 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92578
SecurityFocus: 93390 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2016-3262 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036988

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

Created: 10/12/2016 10:37
Updated: 09/23/2022 09:15
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:37 (66), 04/07/2017 13:26 (14), 09/23/2022 09:15 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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