microsoft windows-server-2012 CVE-2016-0165 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on April 12, 2016

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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.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by July 13, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2016-0165 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.


Products Associated with CVE-2016-0165

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Microsoft Windows Server 2012
 
Microsoft Windows 10
 
Microsoft Windows 8.1
 
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
 
Microsoft Windows 7
 
Microsoft Windows Rt 8 1
 
Microsoft Windows Vista
 

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