PT-2016-2578 · Microsoft · Windows

Wayne Chin Yick Low · Published 2016-08-09 · Updated 2025-04-07 · CVE-2016-3310

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 insufficient access control in a Windows operating system kernel-mode driver. It allows a local attacker to potentially elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application.

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:2016-01970

CVE-2016-3310

Affected Products

Windows

References · 12

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3310 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3310 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-3310 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3310 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01970 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036572 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-098 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/110621 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92298 · Note
• https://blog.fortinet.com/2016/08/17/root-cause-analysis-of-windows-kernel-uaf-vulnerability-lead-to-cve-2016-3310 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/118085 · Telegram Post