MS16-017: Security Update for Remote Desktop Display Driver to Address Elevation of Privilege (3134700)

high Nessus Plugin ID 88649

Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Description

The remote Windows host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) due to improper handling of objects in memory. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by logging on via RDP and sending specially crafted data over the authenticated connection, resulting in an elevation of privilege.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 7, 2012, 8.1, 2012 R2, and 10.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/ms16-017

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88649

File Name: smb_nt_ms16-017.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/9/2016

Updated: 11/20/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0036

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0036

BID: 82799

IAVA: 2016-A-0048

MSFT: MS16-017

MSKB: 3126446, 3135174