Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-0042 - 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

Windows Media Player in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2016; Windows Vista SP2; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Media Player 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_idMS17-021
bulletin_url
date2017-03-14T00:00:00
impactInformation Disclosure
knowledgebase_id4010318
knowledgebase_url
severityImportant
titleSecurity Update for Windows DirectShow

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
    NASL idSMB_NT_MS17-APR_4015551.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Windows host is missing security update 4015548 or cumulative update 4015551. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the open-source libjpeg image processing library due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose sensitive information that can be utilized to bypass ASLR security protections. (CVE-2013-6629) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows DirectShow due to improper handling of objects in memory. Any unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website with specially crafted media content, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-0042) - Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities exist in the win32k component due to improper handling of kernel information. A local attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities, via a specially crafted application, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-0058, CVE-2017-0188) - Multiple flaws exist in Windows Hyper-V Network Switch due to improper validation of input from the guest operating system. A local attacker can exploit these, via a specially crafted application on the guest, to execute arbitrary code on the host system. (CVE-2017-0163, CVE-2017-0180) - A flaw exists in LDAP due to buffer request lengths not being properly calculated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted traffic sent to a Domain Controller, to run processes with elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0166) - Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities exist in Windows Hyper-V Network Switch due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A guest attacker can exploit these to disclose sensitive information on the host server. (CVE-2017-0168, CVE-2017-0169) - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities exist in Windows Hyper-V Network Switch due to improper validation of input from the guest operating system. A local attacker on the guest can exploit these vulnerabilities, via a specially crafted application, to crash the host system. (CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183, CVE-2017-0185, CVE-2017-0186) - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities exist in Hyper-V due to improper validation of input from a privileged user on a guest operating system. A local attacker on the guest can exploit these, via a specially crafted application, to cause the host system to crash. (CVE-2017-0184) - A flaw exists in Windows due to improper handling of objects in memory that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-0191) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Adobe Type Manager Font Driver (ATMFD.dll) due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or visit a malicious web page, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-0192) - An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office and Windows WordPad due to improper handling of specially crafted files. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a malicious file, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Note that this vulnerability is being utilized to spread the Petya ransomware. (CVE-2017-0199) - A memory corruption issue exists in Internet Explorer in the JScript and VBScript engines due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a malicious website, to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0201) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer due to a failure to properly enforce cross-domain policies. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to inject arbitrary content and gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0210) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows OLE due to an unspecified failure in integrity-level checks. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to run an application with limited privileges at a medium integrity level. Note that this vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution but can be used in conjunction other vulnerabilities. (CVE-2017-0211)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id99285
    published2017-04-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/99285
    titleWindows Server 2012 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(99285);
      script_version("1.21");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/03/04 15:01:02");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2013-6629",
        "CVE-2017-0042",
        "CVE-2017-0158",
        "CVE-2017-0163",
        "CVE-2017-0166",
        "CVE-2017-0168",
        "CVE-2017-0169",
        "CVE-2017-0180",
        "CVE-2017-0182",
        "CVE-2017-0183",
        "CVE-2017-0184",
        "CVE-2017-0185",
        "CVE-2017-0186",
        "CVE-2017-0188",
        "CVE-2017-0191",
        "CVE-2017-0192",
        "CVE-2017-0199",
        "CVE-2017-0201",
        "CVE-2017-0210",
        "CVE-2017-0211"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        63676,
        96098,
        97418,
        97427,
        97428,
        97435,
        97437,
        97438,
        97444,
        97446,
        97452,
        97454,
        97455,
        97459,
        97465,
        97466,
        97475,
        97498,
        97512,
        97514
      );
      script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"921560");
      script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"41894");
      script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"41934");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4015548");
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS17-4015548");
      script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2017-A-0110");
      script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2017-A-0111");
      script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4015551");
      script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS17-4015551");
    
      script_name(english:"Windows Server 2012 April 2017 Security Updates (Petya)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for rollup.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The remote Windows host is missing security update 4015548
    or cumulative update 4015551. It is, therefore, affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities :
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
        open-source libjpeg image processing library due to
        improper handling of objects in memory. An
        unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
        disclose sensitive information that can be utilized to
        bypass ASLR security protections. (CVE-2013-6629)
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in
        Windows DirectShow due to improper handling of objects
        in memory. Any unauthenticated, remote attacker can
        exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website
        with specially crafted media content, to disclose
        sensitive information. (CVE-2017-0042)
    
      - Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities exist in
        the win32k component due to improper handling of kernel
        information. A local attacker can exploit these
        vulnerabilities, via a specially crafted application, to
        disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-0058,
        CVE-2017-0188)
    
      - Multiple flaws exist in Windows Hyper-V Network Switch
        due to improper validation of input from the guest
        operating system. A local attacker can exploit these,
        via a specially crafted application on the guest, to
        execute arbitrary code on the host system.
        (CVE-2017-0163, CVE-2017-0180)
    
      - A flaw exists in LDAP due to buffer request lengths not
        being properly calculated. An unauthenticated, remote
        attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted traffic
        sent to a Domain Controller, to run processes with
        elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0166)
    
      - Multiple information disclosure vulnerabilities exist in
        Windows Hyper-V Network Switch due to improper validation
        of user-supplied input. A guest attacker can exploit
        these to disclose sensitive information on the host
        server. (CVE-2017-0168, CVE-2017-0169)
    
      - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities exist in
        Windows Hyper-V Network Switch due to improper
        validation of input from the guest operating system. A
        local attacker on the guest can exploit these
        vulnerabilities, via a specially crafted application, to
        crash the host system. (CVE-2017-0182, CVE-2017-0183,
        CVE-2017-0185, CVE-2017-0186)
    
      - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities exist in
        Hyper-V due to improper validation of input from a
        privileged user on a guest operating system. A local
        attacker on the guest can exploit these, via a specially
        crafted application, to cause the host system to crash.
        (CVE-2017-0184)
    
      - A flaw exists in Windows due to improper handling of
        objects in memory that allows an attacker to cause a
        denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-0191)
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
        Adobe Type Manager Font Driver (ATMFD.dll) due to
        improper handling of objects in memory. An
        unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by
        convincing a user to open a specially crafted document
        or visit a malicious web page, to disclose sensitive
        information. (CVE-2017-0192)
    
      - An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in
        Microsoft Office and Windows WordPad due to improper
        handling of specially crafted files. An unauthenticated,
        remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user
        to open a malicious file, to execute arbitrary code in
        the context of the current user. Note that this
        vulnerability is being utilized to spread the Petya
        ransomware. (CVE-2017-0199)
    
      - A memory corruption issue exists in Internet
        Explorer in the JScript and VBScript engines due to
        improper validation of user-supplied input. An
        unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by
        convincing a user to visit a malicious website, to
        execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-0201)
    
      - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Internet
        Explorer due to a failure to properly enforce
        cross-domain policies. An unauthenticated, remote
        attacker can exploit this to inject arbitrary content
        and gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0210)
    
      - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft
        Windows OLE due to an unspecified failure in
        integrity-level checks. An authenticated, remote
        attacker can exploit this to run an application with
        limited privileges at a medium integrity level. Note
        that this vulnerability by itself does not allow
        arbitrary code execution but can be used in conjunction
        other vulnerabilities. (CVE-2017-0211)");
      # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4015551/windows-server-2012-update-kb4015551
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?782139c0");
      # https://www.tenable.com/blog/petyanotpetya-ransomware-detection-for-the-modern-enterprise
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?59db5b5b");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Apply Security Only update KB4015548 or Cumulative update KB4015551.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
      script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-0199"); 
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Microsoft Office Word Malicious Hta Execution');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/11/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/04/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/04/11");
    
      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:"I");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 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 = 'MS17-04';
    kbs = make_list(
      '4015548', # 2012 Security Only
      '4015551'  # 2012 Monthly Rollup
    );
    
    if (get_kb_item('Host/patch_management_checks')) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
    
    get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
    get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/WindowsVersion', exit_code:1);
    
    if (hotfix_check_sp_range(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);
    
    share = hotfix_get_systemdrive(exit_on_fail:TRUE, as_share:TRUE);
    if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);
    
    if ( smb_check_rollup(os:"6.2", sp:0, rollup_date: "04_2017", bulletin:bulletin, rollup_kb_list:[4015548, 4015551]) )
    {
      replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
      hotfix_security_hole();
      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_MS17-021.NASL
    descriptionThe remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in Windows DirectShow due to improper handling of objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a website containing specially crafted media content, to disclose sensitive information.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id97736
    published2017-03-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/97736
    titleMS17-021: Security Update for Windows DirectShow (4010318)

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionWindows Media Player in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2016; Windows Vista SP2; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site, aka "Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability.
idSSV:92844
last seen2017-11-19
modified2017-03-29
published2017-03-29
reporterRoot
sourcehttps://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-92844
titleMicrosoft Windows DirectShow Information Disclosure Vulnerability(CVE-2017-0042)