Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0018 - Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 6 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths This attack loads a malicious resource into a program's standard path used to bootstrap and/or provide contextual information for a program like a path variable or classpath. J2EE applications and other component based applications that are built from multiple binaries can have very long list of dependencies to execute. If one of these libraries and/or references is controllable by the attacker then application controls can be circumvented by the attacker. A standard UNIX path looks similar to this If the attacker modifies the path variable to point to a locale that includes malicious resources then the user unwittingly can execute commands on the attackers' behalf: This is a form of usurping control of the program and the attack can be done on the classpath, database resources, or any other resources built from compound parts. At runtime detection and blocking of this attack is nearly impossible, because the configuration allows execution.
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS16-007 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2016-01-12T00:00:00 |
| impact | Remote Code Execution |
| knowledgebase_id | 3124901 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Important |
| title | Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS16-007.NASL |
| description | The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist due to improper validation of user-supplied input before loading DLL files. A local attacker can exploit these, via a crafted application, to elevate their privileges and take control of the affected system. (CVE-2016-0014, CVE-2016-0020) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in DirectShow due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, resulting in taking control of the affected system. (CVE-2016-0015) - Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to improper validation of user-supplied input before loading DLL files. A local attacker can exploit these, via a specially crafted application, to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-0016, CVE-2016-0018) - A security bypass vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) due to a failure to prevent remote logons to accounts that have no passwords set. A remote attacker can exploit this, by using an older version of the RDP client to connect to a Windows 10 host, to generate a list of user accounts. (CVE-2016-0019) |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 87890 |
| published | 2016-01-13 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87890 |
| title | MS16-007: Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3124901) |