PT-2016-1402 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+7

Published 2016-03-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0091

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the OLE component of the Windows operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted file. This can be achieved through remote code execution, where an attacker could use this issue to execute malicious code.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows RT 8.1, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. For Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511, update to a newer version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the OLE component until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00701

CVE-2016-0091

ZDI-16-182

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

References · 11

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-182 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00701 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0091 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0091 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0091 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-030 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035208 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/83944 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-182 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-030 · Note