SB2016101124 - Windows Diagnostics Hub Elevation of Privilege
Published: October 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101124
Severity
High
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) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7188)
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input by the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service. By executing a crafted application and causing unsecure library loading attackers can obtain root privileges on the affected system that allows them to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Succesful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in complete vulnerable system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.