SB2016021008 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
Published: February 10, 2016 Updated: April 7, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016021008
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0040)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing WMI Receive Notifications. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.