CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-3376

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 14, 2016 | Modified: Aug 05, 2021
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3266, CVE-2016-7185, and CVE-2016-7211.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Windows_server_2008 Microsoft r2 r2
Windows_server_2008 Microsoft r2 r2
Windows_10 Microsoft 1511 1511
Windows_10 Microsoft 1607 1607
Windows_8.1 Microsoft - -
Windows_server_2008 Microsoft - -
Windows_7 Microsoft - -
Windows_rt_8.1 Microsoft - -
Windows_vista Microsoft - -
Windows_10 Microsoft 1703 1703
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft - -
Windows_10 Microsoft - -
Windows_server_2012 Microsoft - -

Potential Mitigations

References