CVE-2016-0168
published 2016-05-11CVE-2016-0168: GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and…
PriorityP356medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
43.25%
98.6th percentile
GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0169.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1511 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_7 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_rt_8.1 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2008_r2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_server_2012_r2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_vista_service_pack_2 | — | — |
| msrc | windows_vista_x64_edition_service_pack_2 | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
registryHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize\DisableMetaFiles↗
- →Detect EMF files containing an EMR_CREATECOLORSPACEW record with a cbData field at offset +0x25c that is sufficiently large to cause integer overflow (cbData + 0x263 wraps 32-bit), or where the record length is less than 0x24c (588) bytes — indicative of a crafted malicious EMF exploiting CVE-2016-0168. ↗
- →Monitor for processes (e.g. Internet Explorer / iexplore.exe) holding an abnormally high number of GDI handles (approaching 10,000) after rendering an EMF image, which may indicate exploitation of the file-existence side-channel via EMR_CREATECOLORSPACE record flooding. ↗
- →Monitor for outbound SMB/network connections initiated by gdi32.dll's CreateFileW call during EMF rendering — an attacker-controlled UNC path via '\?\' in lcsFilename can trigger NTLM authentication and hash theft. ↗
- ·The exploit technique relies on the per-process GDI handle quota being 10,000 (the Windows default). If this quota is changed, the number of EMR_CREATECOLORSPACE records required to exhaust it will differ. ↗
- ·The SETICMPROFILEA and SETICMPROFILEW EMF record handlers also call BuildIcmProfilePath(), and may be affected by the same path-related vulnerabilities described for CREATECOLORSPACEW. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc6.5HIGH
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GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0169.
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CVE-2016-0169 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-45w6-j27m-2pxj: GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
GDI in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0168.
Microsoft
Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2016-05-10·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2016-0168 [MEDIUM] Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system.
There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
Microsoft Graphics Component: Microsoft Graphics Component
Impact: Information Disclosure
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploi
No detection rules found.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016
blogs_talos·2016-05-10·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016
This post is authored by Holger Unterbrink .
Patch Tuesday for May 2016 has arrived where Microsoft releases their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month's release contains 16 bulletins addressing 33 vulnerabilities. Eight bulletins are rated critical, addressing vulnerabilities in Edge, Internet Explorer, Office, Graphic Components, VBScript, and Windows Shell. The remaining bulletins are rated important and address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Office, Windows Kernel, IIS, Media Center, Hyper-V, .NET, and several other Windows components.
## Bulletins Rated Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft bulletins MS16-051 through MS16-057 and MS16-064 are rated as critical in
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016
blogs_talos·2016-05-10·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016
This post is authored by Holger Unterbrink.
Patch Tuesday for May 2016 has arrived where Microsoft releases their monthly set of security bulletins designed to address security vulnerabilities within their products. This month's release contains 16 bulletins addressing 33 vulnerabilities. Eight bulletins are rated critical, addressing vulnerabilities in Edge, Internet Explorer, Office, Graphic Components, VBScript, and Windows Shell. The remaining bulletins are rated important and address vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Office, Windows Kernel, IIS, Media Center, Hyper-V, .NET, and several other Windows components.
## Bulletins Rated CriticalVulnerabilities in Microsoft bulletins MS16-051 through MS16-057 and MS16-064 are rated as critical in this month's release.
MS16-051and MS16-
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137094/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-Information-Disclosure.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89862http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137094/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-Information-Disclosure.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89862http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055
2016-05-11
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