Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-7255 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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."
Vulnerable Configurations
Exploit-Db
description Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' 'NtSetWindowLongPtr' Privilege Escalation (MS16-135) (2). CVE-2016-7255. Local exploit for Windows platform file exploits/windows/local/41015.c id EDB-ID:41015 last seen 2017-01-11 modified 2017-01-08 platform windows port published 2017-01-08 reporter Exploit-DB source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/41015/ title Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' 'NtSetWindowLongPtr' Privilege Escalation (MS16-135) (2) type local description Microsoft Windows Kernel - win32k Denial of Service (MS16-135). CVE-2016-7255. Dos exploit for Windows platform file exploits/windows/dos/40745.c id EDB-ID:40745 last seen 2016-11-10 modified 2016-11-09 platform windows port published 2016-11-09 reporter Exploit-DB source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/40745/ title Microsoft Windows Kernel - win32k Denial of Service (MS16-135) type dos description Microsoft Windows Kernel win32k.sys - 'NtSetWindowLongPtr' Privilege Escalation (MS16-135). CVE-2016-7255. Local exploit for Windows platform file exploits/windows/local/40823.txt id EDB-ID:40823 last seen 2016-11-24 modified 2016-11-24 platform windows port published 2016-11-24 reporter Exploit-DB source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/40823/ title Microsoft Windows Kernel win32k.sys - 'NtSetWindowLongPtr' Privilege Escalation (MS16-135) type local
Msbulletin
bulletin_id | MS16-135 |
bulletin_url | |
date | 2016-11-08T00:00:00 |
impact | Elevation of Privilege |
knowledgebase_id | 3199135 |
knowledgebase_url | |
severity | Important |
title | Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers |
Nessus
NASL family | Windows : Microsoft Bulletins |
NASL id | SMB_NT_MS16-135.NASL |
description | The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that allows a local attacker, via a specially crafted application, to bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) feature and retrieve the memory address of a kernel object. (CVE-2016-7214) - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist in the Windows kernel-mode driver due to improper handling of objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit these, via a specially crafted application, to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode. (CVE-2016-7215, CVE-2016-7246, CVE-2016-7255) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the bowser.sys kernel-mode driver due to improper handling objects in memory. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted application, to disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-7218) |
last seen | 2020-06-01 |
modified | 2020-06-02 |
plugin id | 94636 |
published | 2016-11-08 |
reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. |
source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94636 |
title | MS16-135: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3199135) |
code |
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Packetstorm
data source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/140468/ms16135-escalate.txt id PACKETSTORM:140468 last seen 2017-01-12 published 2017-01-12 reporter Rick Larabee source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html title Microsoft Windows Kernel win32k.sys NtSetWindowLongPtr Privilege Escalation data source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/139701/ms16135-dos.txt id PACKETSTORM:139701 last seen 2016-12-05 published 2016-11-14 reporter TinySec source https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139701/Microsoft-Windows-kernel-win32k-Denial-Of-Service.html title Microsoft Windows kernel win32k Denial Of Service
Seebug
bulletinFamily | exploit |
description | If the Windows kernel-mode drivers do not properly handle objects in memory, then there will be multiple elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability an attacker can run in kernel mode arbitrary code. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create with full user permissions to the new account. The attacker must first log in to the system, and then to exploit these vulnerabilities. Then the attacker can run a exploit these vulnerabilities and through the Special design of the application, allowing control of the affected system. The update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory to resolve these vulnerabilities. |
id | SSV:92530 |
last seen | 2017-11-19 |
modified | 2016-11-10 |
published | 2016-11-10 |
reporter | Root |
source | https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-92530 |
title | Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability MS16-135)(CVE-2016-7255) |
The Hacker News
id | THN:F8BDC767F3D202913920E1C28D137377 |
last seen | 2018-01-27 |
modified | 2016-11-09 |
published | 2016-11-09 |
reporter | Mohit Kumar |
source | https://thehackernews.com/2016/11/microsoft-windows-update.html |
title | Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Flaw Disclosed by Google |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/
- https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html
- https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135