Detections
Analytics
CVE-2016-3309
high
Description
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; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3310, and CVE-2016-3311.
References
https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-june-2024-patch-tuesday-addresses-49-cves
https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsofts-may-2023-patch-tuesday-addresses-38-cves-cve-2023-29336
https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2021-threat-landscape-retrospective
https://www.tenable.com/blog/microsoft-s-october-2021-patch-tuesday-addresses-74-cves-cve-2021-40449
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42960/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098