PT-2016-2006 · Microsoft · Windows

Nils Sommer · Published 2016-05-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0173

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in Windows kernel mode drivers, which can be exploited by a local attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. This is an elevation-of-privilege issue that affects the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01340

CVE-2016-0173

ZDI-16-279

Affected Products

Windows

References · 14

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39960 · Exploit
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-279 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0173 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0173 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-0173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0173 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-062 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01340 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137503/Windows-7-win32k-Bitmap-Use-After-Free.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-062 · Note
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=747 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-279 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90064 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035841 · Note