CVE-2016-7221 Information

Description

Input Method Editor (IME) 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 Windows 10 Gold 1511 and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 mishandles DLL loading which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors aka \Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94021 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037241 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-130

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