CVE-2016-0171
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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-2016-0173, CVE-2016-0174, and CVE-2016-0196.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.80% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- 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
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137502/Windows-7-win32k-Bitmap-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035841
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-062
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39959/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137502/Windows-7-win32k-Bitmap-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/89860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035841
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-062
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39959/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.