gsd-2016-7255
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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."
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CVE-2016-7255


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-12T22:14Z",
      "publishedDate": "2016-11-10T07:00Z"
    }
  }
}


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