Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-7191
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Windows
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Windows Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU978

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7191

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling crafted input. By using an application that is designed to submit a malicious input, attacker can obtain root privileges on the affected system that allows him to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete vulnerable system compromise.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: Vista - 10

Windows Server: 2008 R2 - 2012

CPE2.3 External links

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-123


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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