CVE-2016-7259
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-19
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
The Graphics Component in 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://blog.quarkslab.com/cve-2016-7259-an-empty-file-into-the-blue.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140172/Microsoft-Windows-Type-1-Font-Processing-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539919/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94771
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037452
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-151