CVE-2016-3252

Severity

72%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

165%

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3249, CVE-2016-3254, and CVE-2016-3286.

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3249, CVE-2016-3254, and CVE-2016-3286.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.2. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 8 years ago

2016-07-13 01:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 22:12:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

r2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2

References

91614

1036288

MS16-090

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