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CVE-2016-0099

CVE-2016-0099HIGH

n/a n/a — Microsoft Windows

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .3705   98.5   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Dec 4   Reserved by microsoft
  Mar 9   Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Mar 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24

CWE-120 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · KEV due March 24, 2022

Description

The Secondary Logon Service 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 does not properly process request handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Secondary Logon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
December 4, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
March 9, 2016	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
March 3, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-120

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84034 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035210 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-032 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0099 [government-resource]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39574/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39719/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39809/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40107/ [exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB]

Authoritative record: CVE-2016-0099 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-120

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