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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Aliases
CVE-2016-7255


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      alias: "CVE-2016-7255",
      description: "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.\"",
      id: "GSD-2016-7255",
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         "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2016-7255",
      ],
   },
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      metadata: {
         exploitCode: "unknown",
         remediation: "unknown",
         reportConfidence: "confirmed",
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         id: "GSD-2016-7255",
         modified: "2023-12-13T01:21:20.826180Z",
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                  authentication: "NONE",
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                  baseScore: 7.2,
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                  vectorString: "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
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               },
               exploitabilityScore: 3.9,
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               obtainAllPrivilege: false,
               obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
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               userInteractionRequired: false,
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         lastModifiedDate: "2018-10-12T22:14Z",
         publishedDate: "2016-11-10T07:00Z",
      },
   },
}


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