PT-2016-5435 · Microsoft · Windows Vista+7

Published 2016-09-13 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2016-3373

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows Vista version SP2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions SP2 and R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows 7 version SP1 Microsoft Windows 8.1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 versions Gold and R2 Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 Microsoft Windows 10 versions Gold, 1511, and 1607

Description The issue is related to the kernel API in Microsoft Windows, which does not properly implement registry access control. This allows local users to obtain sensitive account information via a crafted application. An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability is present, allowing attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows RT 8.1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-3373

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 7

Windows 8.1

Windows Rt 8.1

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2012

Windows Vista

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/40430 · Exploit
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3373 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3373 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-3373 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2016-3373 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92845 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036802 · Note