Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 Active Directory Service Unresponsive input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Active Directory Service. This manipulation causes input validation (Unresponsive). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-0164. 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 classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Windows 10/Server 2016 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Active Directory Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Unresponsive). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 Active Directory when an authenticated attacker sends malicious search queries, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2017 with Microsoft as KB4015217 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-0164 since 09/09/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2020).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99286 (KB4015217: Windows 10 1607 April 2017 Cumulative Update), 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 91355 (Microsoft Windows Security Update April 2017).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at catalog.update.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 (99286), SecurityFocus (BID 97448†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038235†). Additional details are provided at catalog.update.microsoft.com. The entries VDB-99656, VDB-99657, VDB-99658 and VDB-99659 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: Unresponsive
Class: Input validation / Unresponsive
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 99286
Nessus Name: KB4015217: Windows 10 1607 April 2017 Cumulative Update
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OpenVAS ID: 800218
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4015217)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: catalog.update.microsoft.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: KB4015217
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-0164 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-0164
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99667

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SecurityFocus: 97448 - Microsoft Windows Active Directory CVE-2017-0164 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-0164 - Microsoft - Windows - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038235

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

Created: 04/12/2017 16:30
Updated: 09/23/2020 18:55
Changes: 04/12/2017 16:30 (83), 09/23/2020 18:55 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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