PT-2016-2994 · Microsoft · Windows 7+3

Published 2016-11-08 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-7216

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version Windows Vista SP2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 Windows 7 SP1

Description The issue is related to insufficient access control in the Windows kernel API, allowing local users to gain elevated privileges through a specially crafted application. This can be exploited by an attacker to affect the system.

Recommendations For Windows Vista SP2, consider applying the necessary security updates to resolve the issue. For Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, apply the relevant patches to fix the vulnerability. For Windows 7 SP1, update to a version that includes the security fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive system functions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00005

CVE-2016-7216

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 7

Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40766 · Exploit
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-7216 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7216 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7216 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00005 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-139 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7216 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94048 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037253 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS16-139 · Note