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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3299: NetBIOS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3299: NetBIOS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/09/2016
Created
06/27/2024
Added
06/10/2024
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

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 allow remote attackers to hijack network traffic or bypass intended Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM) or application container protection mechanisms, and consequently render untrusted content in a browser, by leveraging how NetBIOS validates responses, aka "NetBIOS Spoofing Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3163017
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3163018

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