CVE-2016-0178
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
9.0
VIR risk
8.8
Description
The RPC NDR Engine 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles free operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed RPC requests, aka "RPC Network Data Representation Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | - | affected | |
| windows | 1511 | affected | |
| windows | affected | | |
| windows | r2 | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90032
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035837
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-061
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90032
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035837
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-061
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.