CVE-2016-3249

The CVE-2016-3249 vulnerability is a Win32k Elevation of Privilege issue affecting Windows Vista SP2, Server 2008 SP2/R2, Windows 7 SP1, 8.1, Server 2012 Gold/R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold/1511. It arises from improper handling of objects in memory by kernel-mode drivers, enabling local...

Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2016-3249 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Windows is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the Windows kernel. A local attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode with elevated privileges. Technologies Affected Microsoft Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems Microsof...

MS16-090: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3171481)

The remote Windows host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple elevation of privilege vulnerabilities exist in the kernel-mode driver due to improper handling of objects in memory. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit these, via ...