PT-2016-4090 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+5

Published 2016-10-11 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-0142

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows versions prior to 10 1703 Windows 7 SP1 Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1 Windows Vista SP2 Windows 10 versions 1511 and 1607

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page. This enables attackers to affect the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control.

Recommendations For Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1, update to a newer version of Windows to resolve the issue. For Windows 10 versions 1511 and 1607, update to Windows 10 version 1703 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to web pages from untrusted sources until a patch is applied.

Fix

RCE

Improper Access Control

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-0142

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Vista

References · 7

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-122 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0142 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0142 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-0142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0142 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93378 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036983 · Note