Vulnerability CVE-2016-7255
Published: 2016-11-10

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."

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Microsoft Windows 10-Vista Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tinysec
10.11.2016

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Windows 10 
Microsoft -> Windows 7 
Microsoft -> Windows 8.1 
Microsoft -> Windows rt 8.1 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2008 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2012 
Microsoft -> Windows server 2016 
Microsoft -> Windows vista 

 References:
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135
https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255
https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/
https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/
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