Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2 Kernel information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Kernel. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0073. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2016. The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2016 by James Forshaw with Google Project Zero as MS16-124 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0073 since 12/04/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94013 (MS16-124: Security Update for Windows Registry (3193227)), 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 91288 (Microsoft Windows Security Update for Windows Registry (MS16-124)).

Applying the patch MS16-124 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 Exploit-DB (40574), Tenable (94013) and SecurityFocus (BID 93355†). The entries VDB-92591, VDB-92593 and VDB-92594 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94013
Nessus Name: MS16-124: Security Update for Windows Registry (3193227)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Registry Multiple Vulnerabilities (3193227)
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Patch: MS16-124

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-124
Researcher: James Forshaw
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92592
SecurityFocus: 93355 - Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2016-0073 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Created: 10/12/2016 10:49
Updated: 05/03/2025 16:38
Changes: 10/12/2016 10:49 (79), 07/07/2019 17:34 (8), 09/23/2022 09:59 (4), 05/03/2025 16:38 (14)
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