PT-2016-2742 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2016-09-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3355

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

Description The issue is related to the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) component in Microsoft Windows, which has insufficient access restrictions. This can be exploited by a local attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate their privileges.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version, apply the necessary patch to resolve the issue. 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:2016-02144

CVE-2016-3355

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02144 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3355 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-106 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-3355 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3355 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3355 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92787 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-106 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036786 · Note