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FKIE_CVE-2016-0165

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-12 23:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:37
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480/Product, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480/Product, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0165US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_10_1507 -
microsoft windows_10_1511 *
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_8.1 *
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_vista -
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