CVE-2016-3209
Graphics Device Interface (aka GDI or 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; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 53.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Graphics Device Interface (aka GDI or 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; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; Live Meeting 2007 Console; .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6; and Silverlight 5 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, aka "True Type Font Parsing Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 53.65% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 October 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/.net framework · microsoft/live meeting · microsoft/lync · microsoft/office · microsoft/silverlight · microsoft/skype for business · microsoft/word viewer · 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 38.6% on 21 September 2026 to 53.7% 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93385
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036988
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-120
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93385
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036988
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-120
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.