Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 up to Server 2016 Uniscribe information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component Uniscribe. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-0118. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Uniscribe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was released 03/14/2017 by Mateusz Jurczyk with Google Project Zero as MS17-011 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). It is possible to read the advisory at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0118 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97732 (MS17-011: Security Update for Microsoft Uniscribe (4013076)), 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 91338 (Microsoft Uniscribe Multiple Remote Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (MS17-011)).

Applying the patch MS17-011 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 (41655), Tenable (97732), SecurityFocus (BID 96680†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037992†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-98024, VDB-98025, VDB-98026 and VDB-98027. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 97732
Nessus Name: MS17-011: Security Update for Microsoft Uniscribe (4013076)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Uniscribe Multiple Vulnerabilities (4013076)
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Patch: MS17-011

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS17-011
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0118 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0118
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98051

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SecurityFocus: 96680 - Microsoft Windows Uniscribe CVE-2017-0118 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0118 - MS17-011 - Microsoft - Windows - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037992

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

Created: 03/15/2017 11:59
Updated: 12/25/2024 02:41
Changes: 03/15/2017 11:59 (84), 09/07/2020 16:20 (5), 09/14/2024 08:48 (18), 12/25/2024 02:41 (1)
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