SB2016121323 - Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published: December 13, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016121323
Severity
Medium
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-2016-7246)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness is due to improper handling of objects in memory in win32k.sys. By running a specially crafted program, a local attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful explotation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.