The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows kernel due to improper enforcement of API permissions. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to disclose sensitive information.
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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(94640);
script_version("1.11");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-7216");
script_bugtraq_id(94048);
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS16-139");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3197867");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3197868");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3198483");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2016-A-0315");
script_name(english:"MS16-139: Security Update for Windows Kernel (3199720)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the version of ntoskrnl.exe.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is affected by an elevation of privilege
vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is,
therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the
Windows kernel due to improper enforcement of API permissions. A local
attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to
disclose sensitive information.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2016/ms16-139");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows Vista, 2008, 7
and 2008 R2.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-7216");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/11/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/11/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/11/08");
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:"II");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 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_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_reg_query.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
bulletin = 'MS16-139';
kbs = make_list(
'3197867',
'3197868',
'3198483'
);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks"))
hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_NOTE);
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);
if (hotfix_check_sp_range(vista:'2', win7:'1') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);
share = hotfix_get_systemdrive(as_share:TRUE, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);
if (
# Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008
hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.0.6002.24024", min_version:"6.0.6002.23000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:"3198483") ||
hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"6.0", sp:2, file:"ntoskrnl.exe", version:"6.0.6002.19700", min_version:"6.0.6002.18000", dir:"\system32", bulletin:bulletin, kb:"3198483") ||
# Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2
smb_check_rollup(os:"6.1", sp:1, rollup_date:"11_2016", bulletin:bulletin, rollup_kb_list:make_list(3197867, 3197868))
)
{
set_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
hotfix_security_note();
hotfix_check_fversion_end();
}
else
{
hotfix_check_fversion_end();
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, hotfix_get_audit_report());
}