PT-2016-1998 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+6

Published 2016-05-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0182

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 Windows Journal versions in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows Journal component, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using a specially crafted Journal file. This can affect the system, enabling the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For Windows Journal in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511, consider restricting access to the Journal component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the Windows Journal component to open specially crafted Journal files until the issue is resolved.

Fix

RCE

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01332

CVE-2016-0182

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Journal

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Vista

References · 10

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-0182 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0182 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0182 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-056 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0182 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01332 · Security Note
• https://verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1225 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035824 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-056 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/89867 · Note