Microsoft Windows Session Object CVE-2016-3305 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Windows handles session objects. A locally authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could hijack the session of another user. To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update corrects how Windows handles session objects to prevent user session hijacking.

Affected Applications

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

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