Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2016 Open Type Font information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Open Type Font. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-7210. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Open Type Font. 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.

The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2016 by Hossein Lotfi with Secunia as MS16-132 / SA69996 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7210 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 125 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94633 (MS16-132: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3199120)), 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 91301 (Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS16-132)).

Applying the patch MS16-132 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 (94633), SecurityFocus (BID 94030†) and Secunia (SA69996†). Further details are available at seclists.org. The entries VDB-93388, VDB-93389 and VDB-93390 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94633
Nessus Name: MS16-132: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3199120)
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OpenVAS ID: 871108
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Graphics Component Multiple Vulnerabilities (3199120)
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Patch: MS16-132

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-132 / SA69996
Researcher: Hossein Lotfi
Organization: Secunia
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93387

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SecurityFocus: 94030 - Microsoft Windows Open Type Font CVE-2016-7210 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 69996
SecurityTracker: 1037243

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

Created: 11/09/2016 10:04
Updated: 09/29/2022 20:26
Changes: 11/09/2016 10:04 (76), 04/07/2017 13:23 (11), 09/29/2022 20:26 (4)
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