Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0150 - Data Processing Errors vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1511
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
HTTP.sys in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via crafted HTTP 2.0 requests, aka "HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- XML Nested Payloads Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. By nesting XML data and causing this data to be continuously self-referential, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In most cases this type of an attack will result in a denial of service due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crash. However it may be possible to cause a crash resulting in arbitrary code execution, leading to a jump from the data plane to the control plane [R.230.1].
- XML Oversized Payloads Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. By supplying oversized payloads in input vectors that will be processed by the XML parser, an attacker can cause the XML parser to consume more resources while processing, causing excessive memory consumption and CPU utilization, and potentially cause execution of arbitrary code. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In many cases this type of an attack will result in a denial of service due to an application becoming unstable, freezing, or crash. However it is possible to cause a crash resulting in arbitrary code execution, leading to a jump from the data plane to the control plane [R.231.1].
- XML Client-Side Attack Client applications such as web browsers that process HTML data often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. These adverse effects may include the parser crashing, consuming too much of a resource, executing too slowly, executing code supplied by an attacker, allowing usage of unintended system functionality, etc. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In some cases it may be possible to jump from the data plane to the control plane via bad data being passed to an XML parser. [R.484.1]
- XML Parser Attack Applications often need to transform data in and out of the XML format by using an XML parser. It may be possible for an attacker to inject data that may have an adverse effect on the XML parser when it is being processed. These adverse effects may include the parser crashing, consuming too much of a resource, executing too slowly, executing code supplied by an attacker, allowing usage of unintended system functionality, etc. An attacker's goal is to leverage parser failure to his or her advantage. In some cases it may be possible to jump from the data plane to the control plane via bad data being passed to an XML parser. [R.99.1]
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS16-049 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2016-04-12T00:00:00 |
| impact | Denial of Service |
| knowledgebase_id | 3148795 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Important |
| title | Security Update for HTTP.sys |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS16-049.NASL |
| description | The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP 2.0 protocol stack (HTTP.sys) due to improper parsing of HTTP 2.0 requests. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability, via a specially crafted HTTP packet, to cause the system to become unresponsive, resulting in a denial of service condition. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 90442 |
| published | 2016-04-12 |
| 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/90442 |
| title | MS16-049: Security Update for HTTP.sys (3148795) |
| code | |
The Hacker News
| id | THN:35D65655AF3E2530CD06D90BAC7FBED8 |
| last seen | 2018-07-15 |
| modified | 2018-07-15 |
| published | 2016-08-03 |
| reporter | The Hacker News |
| source | https://thehackernews.com/2016/08/http2-protocol-security.html |
| title | 4 Flaws hit HTTP/2 Protocol that could allow Hackers to Disrupt Servers |