Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-0061 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Microsoft products

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
microsoft
CWE-200
nessus

Summary

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 do not properly initialize memory for TIFF images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted image file, aka "TIFF Processing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS15-016
bulletin_url
date2015-02-10T00:00:00
impactInformation Disclosure
knowledgebase_id3029944
knowledgebase_url
severityImportant
titleVulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS15-016.NASL
descriptionThe version of Microsoft
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id81269
published2015-02-10
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81269
titleMS15-016: Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3029944)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(81269);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0061");
  script_bugtraq_id(72456);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS15-016");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3029944");

  script_name(english:"MS15-016: Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3029944)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the file versions.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure
vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Microsoft's Graphics Component installed on the remote
host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to
improperly handled uninitialized memory when parsing specially crafted
TIFF image format files. A remote attacker can exploit this
vulnerability by convincing a user to browse to a website containing
specially crafted TIFF image content, resulting in the disclosure of
information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2015/ms15-016");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2003, Vista, 2008,
7, 2008 R2, 8, 2012, 8.1, and 2012 R2.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/02/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/02/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/02/10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS15-016';
kb = "3029944";

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2003:'2', vista:'2', win7:'1', win8:'0', win81:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

productname = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/ProductName", exit_code:1);
# Some of the 2k3 checks could flag XP 64, which is unsupported
if ("Windows XP" >< productname) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

systemroot = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!systemroot) audit(AUDIT_PATH_NOT_DETERMINED, 'system root');

vuln = 0;

if ("2003" >!< productname)
{
  if (
    # Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 R2
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.3", sp:0, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.3.9600.17631", min_version:"6.3.9600.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

    # Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.2", sp:0, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.2.9200.21345", min_version:"6.2.9200.20000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.2", sp:0, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.2.9200.17228", min_version:"6.2.9200.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

    # Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:1, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.2.9200.21343", min_version:"6.2.9200.20000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:1, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.2.9200.17226", min_version:"6.2.9200.16000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:1, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.1.7601.22922", min_version:"6.1.7601.22000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.1", sp:1, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"6.1.7601.18716", min_version:"6.1.7600.18000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||

    # Vista / Windows Server 2008
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"7.0.6002.23591", min_version:"7.0.6002.23000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
    hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"WindowsCodecs.dll", version:"7.0.6002.19281", min_version:"7.0.6002.18000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb)
  )
  vuln++;
}
else
{
  login  = kb_smb_login();
  pass   = kb_smb_password();
  domain = kb_smb_domain();

  # GDI+ Check
  winsxs = ereg_replace(pattern:'^[A-Za-z]:(.*)', replace:"\1\WinSxS", string:systemroot);
  winsxs_share = hotfix_path2share(path:systemroot);

  if ( hcf_init == 0 ) hotfix_check_fversion_init();
  rc = NetUseAdd(login:login, password:pass, domain:domain, share:winsxs_share);
  if (rc != 1)
    NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
  else
  {
    ###########################
    # GDI+ check
    ###########################
    files = list_dir(basedir:winsxs, level:0, dir_pat:"microsoft.windows.gdiplus", file_pat:"^gdiplus\.dll$", max_recurse:1);
    # Windows Server 2003
    vuln += hotfix_check_winsxs(os:'5.2', sp:2, files:files, versions:make_list('5.2.6002.23588'), max_versions:make_list('5.2.6002.99999'), bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
  }
}

if (vuln)
{
  set_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}