CVE-2016-7255 (GCVE-0-2016-7255)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-10 06:16
Modified
2025-10-21 23:55
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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."
References
secure@microsoft.com http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/ Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135 Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/ Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/ Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/ Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255

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