Microsoft Windows GDI information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component GDI. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-7257. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1/Server 2008 R2 SP1/Server 2008 SP2/Vista SP2 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component GDI. 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 shared 12/13/2016 by Steven Vittitoe with Google Project Zero as MS16-146 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7257 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 95765 (MS16-146: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3204066)), 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 110292 (Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (MS16-148)).

Applying the patch MS16-146 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 (95765) and SecurityFocus (BID 94755†). The entries VDB-94435, VDB-94436, VDB-94439 and VDB-94440 are related to this item. 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: 95765
Nessus Name: MS16-146: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3204066)
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OpenVAS ID: 865483
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Graphics Component Mulitple Vulnerabilities (3204066)
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Patch: MS16-146

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09/09/2016 🔍
12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/20/2016 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS16-146
Researcher: Steven Vittitoe
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-7257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94434

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SecurityFocus: 94755 - Microsoft Windows Graphics Component CVE-2016-7257 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037438

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 14:07
Updated: 10/08/2022 10:07
Changes: 12/14/2016 14:07 (68), 04/07/2017 13:17 (13), 10/08/2022 10:04 (4), 10/08/2022 10:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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