PT-2016-2991 · Microsoft · Windows 10+1

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7220

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows 10 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Virtual Secure Mode component in Microsoft Windows 10, which lacks proper protection of internal data. This allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information by using a specially crafted application. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00002

CVE-2016-7220

Affected Products

Windows 10

Windows

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00002 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-7220 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7220 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-137 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7220 · Security Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-137 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037249 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94036 · Note