CVE-2016-3223
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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain…
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Description
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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 21.09% probability · 97th 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/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.