CVE-2016-0173 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.7% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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-2016-0171, CVE-2016-0174, and CVE-2016-0196.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.66% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 7 - win32k Bitmap Use-After-Free (MS16-062) (2) | 2016-06-15 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137503/Windows-7-win32k-Bitmap-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90064
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035841
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-279
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=747
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-062
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39960/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137503/Windows-7-win32k-Bitmap-Use-After-Free.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90064
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035841
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-279
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=747
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-062
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39960/
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