CVE-2016-0173
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-264
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
The kernel-mode drivers in 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0171, CVE-2016-0174, and CVE-2016-0196.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)4%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137503/Windows-7-win32k-Bitmap-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90064
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035841
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-279
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=747
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-062
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39960/