Microsoft Windows Kernel CVE-2016-7214 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kernel object. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles memory addresses.

Affected Applications

Windows RT 8.1
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista Service Pack 2

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