Microsoft Windows up to Server 2012 R2 Win32k 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 rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Win32k. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2017-0078. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows 8.1/10/RT 8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Win32k. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/14/2017. The weakness was published 03/14/2017 with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as MS17-018 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-0078 since 09/09/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97738 (MS17-018: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (4013083)), 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 91342 (Microsoft Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (MS17-018)).

Applying the patch MS17-018 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 (97738), SecurityFocus (BID 96631†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038017†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98102, VDB-98103, VDB-98104 and VDB-98106. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 97738
Nessus Name: MS17-018: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (4013083)
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OpenVAS ID: 802074
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (4013083)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS17-018

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS17-018
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98105

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SecurityFocus: 96631 - Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2017-0078 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0078 - MS17-018 - Microsoft - Windows - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038017

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

Created: 03/15/2017 13:54
Updated: 12/24/2024 20:19
Changes: 03/15/2017 13:54 (77), 09/08/2020 10:28 (7), 12/24/2024 20:19 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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