PT-2016-1043 · Microsoft · Windows 7+3

Ashutosh Mehra · Published 2016-01-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version Windows Vista SP2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Windows 7 SP1

Description The issue is related to the mishandling of DLL loading, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. This is due to errors in loading libraries. The exploitation of this issue can enable a local attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. To exploit, an attacker must first log on to the target system.

Recommendations For Windows Vista SP2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Windows 7 SP1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the loading of DLL files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00110

CVE-2016-0020

ZDI-16-018

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

References · 10

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0020 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00110 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0020 · Security Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034661 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms16-007 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-007 · Note