CVE-2016-0041

Microsoft Office - OLE Multiple DLL Side Loading Vulnerabilities (MS15-132/MS16-014/MS16-025/MS16-041/MS16-070)

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 y R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold y R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold y 1511 e Internet Explorer 10 y 11 no manejan adecuadamente la carga DLL, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a través de una aplicación manipulada, también conocida como "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

A DLL side loading vulnerability was found in the BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter that ships with Windows Vista. This issue can be exploited by loading the filter as an embedded OLE object. When instantiating the object Windows will try to load the DLL ehTrace.dll from the current working directory. If an attacker convinces the user to open a specially crafted (Office) document from a directory also containing the attacker's DLL file, it is possible to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the target user. This can potentially result in the attacker taking complete control of the affected system.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-12-04 CVE Reserved
2015-12-08 First Exploit
2016-02-10 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (19)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985	Vdb Entry
https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html	X_refsource_misc
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150801/com__services_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150805/event_viewer_snapin_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150803/windows_authentication_ui_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151102/shutdown_ux_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150802/shockwave_flash_object_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150806/ole_db_provider_for_oracle_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150906/bda_mpeg2_transport_information_filter_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20151101/mapsupdatetask_task_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150904/windows_mail_find_people_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
https://securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150804/microsoft_visio_multiple_dll_side_loading_vulnerabilities.html

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/139671	2016-11-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41706	2015-12-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009	2018-10-12
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014	2018-10-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "10"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				11 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "11"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				-		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10"				1511 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" and version "1511"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7"				*		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8.1"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Rt 8.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Rt 8.1"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				*		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2008 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2008" and version "r2"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				*		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Server 2012 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012"				r2 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2012" and version "r2"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Windows Vista Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Vista"				*		sp2		Affected