SB2016101119 - Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: October 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101119
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3266)
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness occurs in the Win32k kernel driver of Microsoft Windows improper handling of objects within memory. By running a malicious programm attacker can obtain root privileges on the affected system that allows him to take actions within an elevated security context.
Succesful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete vulnerable system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.