Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0170 - Improper Access Control vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 11 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Embedding Scripts within Scripts An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
- Signature Spoofing by Key Theft An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by theft and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
Exploit-Db
| description | Windows - gdi32.dll Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in ExtEscape() Triggerable via EMR_EXTESCAPE EMF Record (MS16-055). CVE-2016-0170. Dos exploits for multiple p... |
| id | EDB-ID:39834 |
| last seen | 2016-05-17 |
| modified | 2016-05-17 |
| published | 2016-05-17 |
| reporter | Google Security Research |
| source | https://www.exploit-db.com/download/39834/ |
| title | Windows - gdi32.dll Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in ExtEscape Triggerable via EMR_EXTESCAPE EMF Record MS16-055 |
Msbulletin
| bulletin_id | MS16-055 |
| bulletin_url | |
| date | 2016-05-10T00:00:00 |
| impact | Remote Code Execution |
| knowledgebase_id | 3156754 |
| knowledgebase_url | |
| severity | Critical |
| title | Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component |
Nessus
| NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
| NASL id | SMB_NT_MS16-055.NASL |
| description | The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities exist in the Windows Graphics component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website or open open a specially crafted document, resulting in the disclosure of memory contents. (CVE-2016-0168, CVE-2016-0169) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Graphics component due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user t visit a specially crafted website or open open a specially crafted document, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2016-0170) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Direct3D component due to a use-after-free error. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website or open open a specially crafted document, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2016-0184) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Imaging component due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user t visit a specially crafted website or open open a specially crafted document, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2016-0195) |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 91005 |
| published | 2016-05-10 |
| 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/91005 |
| title | MS16-055: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3156754) |
| code | |