{"id":"CVE-2016-0170","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-0170","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:31:20.843Z","title":"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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document,…","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 execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka \"Windows Graphics Component RCE Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-05-11T01:59:10.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:37:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"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"],"epss":{"score":0.48585,"percentile":0.98876,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.35047,"percentile":0.98409},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.48585,"percentile":0.98815}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-05-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39834,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - 'gdi32.dll' Heap Buffer Overflow in ExtEscape() Triggerable via EMR_EXTESCAPE EMF Record (MS16-055)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39834","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/39834.txt","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/39834.txt","published":"2016-05-17","added":"2016-05-17","updated":"2016-05-17","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-0170","MS16-055"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=731"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.48585,"from":0.35047,"percentile":0.98815},"summary":"EPSS moved from 35.0% to 48.6% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137096/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-ExtEscape-Buffer-Overflow.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89864","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137096/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-ExtEscape-Buffer-Overflow.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89864","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035823","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0170","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}