CVE-2016-7255 Information

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 Windows 10 Gold 1511 and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application aka \Win32k 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://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135 https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255 https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/ https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/

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