CVE-2016-0168
GDI 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 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
GDI 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 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted document, aka "Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0169.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 43.25% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 May 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 27.8% on 21 September 2026 to 43.2% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137094/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89862
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137094/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89862
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.