PT-2016-1047 · Microsoft · Windows 7+8

Published 2016-01-12 · Updated 2019-05-17 · CVE-2016-0015

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the DirectShow component of the Windows operating system. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could cause arbitrary code to execute in the context of the current user. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take complete control of the affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. For an attack to be successful, this issue requires that a user open a specially crafted file.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to specially crafted files until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00114

CVE-2016-0015

Affected Products

Directshow

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39232 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0015 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00114 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0015 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034660 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-007 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135232/Microsoft-DirectShow-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Note