CVE-2016-7223 - Improper Access Control

Severity

36%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

81%

Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "VHD Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "VHD Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.1. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 3.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 8 years ago

2016-11-10 06:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 22:14:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

References

94003

1037248

MS16-138

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