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mscveMicrosoftMS:CVE-2016-7221
HistoryNov 08, 2016 - 8:00 a.m.

Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

2016-11-0808:00:00
Microsoft
msrc.microsoft.com
14

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

Access Complexity

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.9%

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when Windows Input Method Editor (IME) improperly handles DLL loading. There is no impact without IME present.

To exploit this vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Windows IME loads DLLs.

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.2 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

Access Complexity

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.9%