Microsoft Windows CVE-2016-7216 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel API enforces permissions. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could impersonate processes, interject cross-process communication, or interrupt system functionality. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly enforces permissions.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Windows 7
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008

CVE References

CVE-2016-7216