PT-2016-2978 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2016-10-11 · Updated 2021-08-05 · CVE-2016-3266

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control to certain functions in the Windows operating system kernel drivers. It allows a remote attacker to potentially 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:2016-02410

CVE-2016-3266

Affected Products

Windows

References · 11

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-3266 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3266 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-123 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3266 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3266 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-02410 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-123 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/18686 · Telegram Post
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036996 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93384 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/18715 · Telegram Post