PT-2016-2502 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2016-07-12 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3254

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 Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a lack of access control in a Windows kernel mode driver, which can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. This can affect the system.

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

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01893

CVE-2016-3254

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-090 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01893 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3254 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3254 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3254 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-3254 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036288 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91615 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-090 · Note