CVE-2016-3223

high

Description

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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-06-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

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

Severity: High