#VU991 Privilege escalation in Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-7211

Vulnerability identifier: #VU991

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7211

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Windows
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Windows Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Microsoft

Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling crafted input. By running a specially crafted application, attacker can obtain root privileges on the affected system.
  
Succesful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete access to the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: Vista, 7, 8 - 8.1 RT, 10

Windows Server: 2008 R2 - 2008, 2012 R2 - 2012

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External links
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-123

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.