PT-2016-2008 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+7

Published 2016-05-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0170

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511

Description The issue is related to the GDI component in Microsoft Windows, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document. This is due to insufficient access control in the GDI component. The exploitation of this issue can enable a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially formed document.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to crafted documents until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01342

CVE-2016-0170

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

References · 11

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39834 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0170 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0170 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-055 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0170 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01342 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-0170 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035823 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/89864 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137096/Microsoft-Windows-gdi32.dll-ExtEscape-Buffer-Overflow.html · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-055 · Note