Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-0040
Published: February 9, 2016 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4845
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0040
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing WMI Receive Notifications. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2016-0040
Install update from vendor's website.
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #6372 - Microsoft Windows WMI - Recieve Notification Exploit (Metasploit) (June 17, 2021)
- Exploit #5139 - cve-2016-0040 (Exploiting CVE-2016-0040 uninitialized pointer) (February 11, 2021)
- Exploit #2325 - cve-2016-0040 (Exploiting CVE-2016-0040 uninitialized pointer) (April 7, 2020)
- Exploit #2275 - CVE-2016-0040 (CVE-2016-0040 Privilege Escalation Exploit For WMI Receive Notification Vulnerability (x86-64)) (April 7, 2020)
- Exploit #1607 - Windows WMI Recieve Notification Exploit (March 18, 2020)