Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-0221 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft Edge

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
high complexity
microsoft
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2017-05-12
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

A vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0227 and CVE-2017-0240.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • 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.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS17_MAY_4019472.NASL
descriptionThe remote Windows host is missing security update KB4019472. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A security bypass vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer due to an unspecified flaw. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted website, to bypass mixed content warnings and load insecure content (HTTP) from secure locations (HTTPS). (CVE-2017-0064) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows in the Microsoft DirectX graphics kernel subsystem (dxgkrnl.sys) due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to execute arbitrary code in an elevated context. (CVE-2017-0077) - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows DNS server when it
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id100059
published2017-05-09
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100059
titleKB4019472: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 May 2017 Cumulative Update
code
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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include("compat.inc");

if (description)
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  script_id(100059);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2017-0064",
    "CVE-2017-0077",
    "CVE-2017-0171",
    "CVE-2017-0190",
    "CVE-2017-0212",
    "CVE-2017-0213",
    "CVE-2017-0214",
    "CVE-2017-0221",
    "CVE-2017-0222",
    "CVE-2017-0226",
    "CVE-2017-0227",
    "CVE-2017-0228",
    "CVE-2017-0229",
    "CVE-2017-0230",
    "CVE-2017-0231",
    "CVE-2017-0233",
    "CVE-2017-0234",
    "CVE-2017-0236",
    "CVE-2017-0238",
    "CVE-2017-0240",
    "CVE-2017-0241",
    "CVE-2017-0246",
    "CVE-2017-0248",
    "CVE-2017-0258",
    "CVE-2017-0259",
    "CVE-2017-0263",
    "CVE-2017-0266",
    "CVE-2017-0267",
    "CVE-2017-0268",
    "CVE-2017-0269",
    "CVE-2017-0270",
    "CVE-2017-0271",
    "CVE-2017-0272",
    "CVE-2017-0273",
    "CVE-2017-0274",
    "CVE-2017-0275",
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  script_name(english:"KB4019472: Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 May 2017 Cumulative Update");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for presence of the patch 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 KB4019472. It is,
therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists in Internet
    Explorer due to an unspecified flaw. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user
    to visit a specially crafted website, to bypass mixed
    content warnings and load insecure content (HTTP) from
    secure locations (HTTPS). (CVE-2017-0064)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in
    Windows in the Microsoft DirectX graphics kernel
    subsystem (dxgkrnl.sys) due to improper handling of
    objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this,
    via a specially crafted application, to execute
    arbitrary code in an elevated context. (CVE-2017-0077)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Windows
    DNS server when it's configured to answer version
    queries. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit
    this, via a malicious DNS query, to cause the DNS server
    to become nonresponsive. (CVE-2017-0171)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) due to improper
    handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can
    exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to
    disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2017-0190)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in
    Windows Hyper-V due to improper validation of vSMB
    packet data. An unauthenticated, adjacent attacker can
    exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
    (CVE-2017-0212)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the
    Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler due to an unspecified
    flaw. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially
    crafted application, to execute arbitrary code with
    elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0213)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in
    Windows due to improper validation of user-supplied
    input when loading type libraries. A local attacker can
    exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to
    gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0214)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge 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 execute arbitrary code in the context of the
    current user. (CVE-2017-0221)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 execute arbitrary code in
    the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-0222)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Internet Explorer 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 execute arbitrary code in
    the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-0226)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge in the scripting engines 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 or open a specially
    crafted Microsoft Office document, to execute arbitrary
    code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-0227)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft browsers in the JavaScript engines 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
    or open a specially crafted Microsoft Office document,
    to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
    user. (CVE-2017-0228)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft browsers in the JavaScript engines 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
    or open a specially crafted Microsoft Office document,
    to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
    user. (CVE-2017-0229)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft browsers in the JavaScript engines 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
    or open a specially crafted Office document, to execute
    arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
    (CVE-2017-0230)

  - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers
    due to improper rendering of the SmartScreen filter. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a
    specially crafted URL, to redirect users to a malicious
    website that appears to be a legitimate website.
    (CVE-2017-0231)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge due to improper sandboxing. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    break out of the Edge AppContainer sandbox and gain
    elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-0233)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge in the Chakra JavaScript engine 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
    or open a specially crafted Microsoft Office document,
    to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
    user. (CVE-2017-0234)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge in the Chakra JavaScript engine 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
    or open a specially crafted Office document, to
    execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
    user. (CVE-2017-0236)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft browsers in the JavaScript scripting engines
    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
    or open a specially crafted Office document, to
    execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
    user. (CVE-2017-0238)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge in the scripting engines 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 or to open a
    specially crafted Office document, to execute arbitrary
    code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2017-0240)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in
    Microsoft Edge due to improper rendering of a
    domain-less page in the URL. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit
    a specially crafted website, to cause the user to
    perform actions in the context of the Intranet Zone and
    access functionality that is not typically available to
    the browser when browsing in the context of the Internet
    Zone. (CVE-2017-0241)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the
    win32k component due to improper handling of objects in
    memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a
    specially crafted application, to execute arbitrary code
    with elevated permissions. Note that an attacker can
    also cause a denial of service condition on Windows 7
    x64 or later systems. (CVE-2017-0246)

  - A security bypass vulnerability exists in the Microsoft
    .NET Framework and .NET Core components due to a failure
    to completely validate certificates. An attacker can
    exploit this to present a certificate that is marked
    invalid for a specific use, but the component uses it
    for that purpose, resulting in a bypass of the Enhanced
    Key Usage taggings. (CVE-2017-0248)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Windows kernel due to improper initialization of objects
    in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a
    specially crafted application, to disclose sensitive
    information. (CVE-2017-0258)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Windows kernel due to improper initialization of objects
    in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a
    specially crafted application, to disclose sensitive
    information. (CVE-2017-0259)

  - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the
    Windows kernel-mode driver due to improper handling of
    objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this,
    via a specially crafted application, to run arbitrary
    code in kernel mode. (CVE-2017-0263)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft scripting engines due to improper handling of
    objects in memory. An unauthenticated, remote attacker
    can exploit this, by convincing a user to visit a
    crafted web page or open a crafted Office document file,
    to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current
    user. (CVE-2017-0266)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0267)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0268)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft
    Server Message Block (SMB) when handling a specially
    crafted request to the server. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted SMB
    request, to cause the system to stop responding.
    (CVE-2017-0269)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0270)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0271)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to execute arbitrary code on a target server.
    (CVE-2017-0272)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft
    Server Message Block (SMB) when handling a specially
    crafted request to the server. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted SMB
    request, to cause the system to stop responding.
    (CVE-2017-0273)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0274)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0275)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to disclose sensitive information.
    (CVE-2017-0276)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to execute arbitrary code on a target server.
    (CVE-2017-0277)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to execute arbitrary code on a target server.
    (CVE-2017-0278)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the
    Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server when
    handling certain requests. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted
    packet, to execute arbitrary code on a target server.
    (CVE-2017-0279)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft
    Server Message Block (SMB) when handling a specially
    crafted request to the server. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted SMB
    request, to cause the system to stop responding.
    (CVE-2017-0280)");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4019472/windows-10-update-kb4019472
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?038b505a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply security update KB4019472.");
  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:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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-2017-0272");

  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:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/05/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/05/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/05/09");

  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_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_check_rollup.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.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_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

## NB: Microsoft 
bulletin = 'MS17-05';
kbs = make_list(4019472);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

# Update only applies to Window 10 1607 / Server 2016
if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win10:'0') <= 0) 
  audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

if (hotfix_check_server_nano() == 1) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "a currently supported OS (Windows Nano Server)");

if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

share = hotfix_get_systemdrive(as_share:TRUE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if (
  # Windows 10 1607 / Server 2016
  smb_check_rollup(os:"10", sp:0, os_build:"14393", rollup_date:"05_2017", bulletin:bulletin, rollup_kb_list:kbs)
)
{
  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());
}

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