CVE-2016-0165 Information

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application aka \Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\ a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8