Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-3298 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Microsoft products

047910
CVSS 2.6 - LOW
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
high complexity
microsoft
CWE-200
nessus

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 and the Internet Messaging API in Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer 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_idMS16-118
bulletin_url
date2016-10-11T00:00:00
impactRemote Code Execution
knowledgebase_id3192887
knowledgebase_url
severityCritical
titleCumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS16-126.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in the Internet Messaging API due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to enumerate the files on the disk drive.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id94009
    published2016-10-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94009
    titleMS16-126: Security Update for Microsoft Internet Messaging API (3196067)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(94009);
      script_version("1.11");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/14");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3298");
      script_bugtraq_id(93392);
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS16-126");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3196067");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3193515");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3192391");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3185330");
      script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2016-B-0150");
    
      script_name(english:"MS16-126: Security Update for Microsoft Internet Messaging API (3196067)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Inetcomm.dll");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote host is affected by an information disclosure
    vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is,
    therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in the
    Internet Messaging API due to improper handling of objects in memory.
    An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a
    user to visit a specially crafted website, to enumerate the files on
    the disk drive.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/ms16-126");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7,
    and 2008 R2. Note that MS16-118 must also be installed to fully
    resolve CVE-2016-3298.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-3298");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/10/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/10/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/10/12");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl", "smb_check_rollup.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("smb_reg_query.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
    
    bulletin = 'MS16-126';
    kbs = make_list(
      '3196067',
      '3193515',
      '3192391',
      '3185330'
    );
    
    if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_NOTE);
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);
    
    if (hotfix_check_sp_range(vista:'2', win7:'1', win8:'0') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);
    
    # Windows 8 EOL
    productname = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/ProductName", exit_code:1);
    if ("Windows 8" >< productname && "8.1" >!< productname) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);
    
    # Check rollup first
    share = hotfix_get_systemdrive(as_share:TRUE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
    if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);
    
    if(
      # 7 / 2008 R2
      smb_check_rollup(os:"6.1",sp:1,rollup_date: "10_2016",bulletin:bulletin,rollup_kb_list:make_list("3192391","3185330")) ||
      # Vista / 2008
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"Inetcomm.dll", version:"6.0.6002.24018", min_version:"6.0.6002.23000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:"3193515") ||
      hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"inetcomm.dll", version:"6.0.6002.19694", min_version:"6.0.6002.18000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:"3193515") 
    )
    {
      set_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
      hotfix_security_note();
      hotfix_check_fversion_end();
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      hotfix_check_fversion_end();
      audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, hotfix_get_audit_report());
    }
    
  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS16-118.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Internet Explorer installed on the remote Windows host is missing Cumulative Security Update 3192887. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the majority of which are remote code execution vulnerabilities. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id94011
    published2016-10-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94011
    titleMS16-118: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3192887)

The Hacker News

idTHN:231C21CDC15C09B8A58B71A738D875F1
last seen2018-01-27
modified2016-10-12
published2016-10-11
reporterSwati Khandelwal
sourcehttps://thehackernews.com/2016/10/Microsoft-security-patch-updates.html
titleMicrosoft Patches 5 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild