Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 Transaction Manager access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Transaction Manager. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3341. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Transaction Manager. 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 10/11/2016 with Tencent as MS16-123 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3341 since 03/15/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94012 (MS16-123: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3192892)), 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 91289 (Microsoft Windows Security Update for Kernel-Mode Drivers (MS16-123)).

Applying the patch MS16-123 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 (94012) and SecurityFocus (BID 93391†). The entries VDB-92249, VDB-92590, VDB-92589 and VDB-92588 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 94012
Nessus Name: MS16-123: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3192892)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (3192892)
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Patch: MS16-123

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03/15/2016 🔍
10/11/2016 +210 days 🔍
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10/12/2016 +1 days 🔍
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10/13/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/23/2022 +2171 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-123
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92587
SecurityFocus: 93391 - Microsoft Transaction Manager CVE-2016-3341 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036996

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

Created: 10/12/2016 10:43
Updated: 09/23/2022 09:48
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:43 (68), 05/07/2019 20:32 (12), 09/23/2022 09:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:1DF:103

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