CVE-2017-0213 | Windows - COM Aggregate Marshaler Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"The Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler vulnerability allows an attacker to elevate privileges on a Windows system by running a specially crafted application. This vulnerability affects various Windows versions, including 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, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016."

Anticipated Attack Path

1. Initial Exploitation: An attacker runs a specially crafted application on the Windows system.
2. Privilege Escalation: The attacker exploits the COM Aggregate Marshaler vulnerability to elevate privileges.
3. Post-Exploitation: The attacker gains access to sensitive data and system resources.

Am I Vulnerable?

Verify the presence of the vulnerability on the system by checking the version of the COM Aggregate Marshaler.
Check for any suspicious activity or unusual system behavior that may indicate exploitation.
Apply the recommended patch or workaround to mitigate the vulnerability.

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Windows Service

Target Asset comsvcs.dll

Standard Path C:\Windows\System32\comsvcs.dll

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: comsvcs.dll (Windows Service)
$Targets = 'comsvcs.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}