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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-7214: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-7214: Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/10/2016
Created
06/27/2024
Added
06/10/2024
Modified
08/07/2024

Description

The kernel-mode drivers 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3198585
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3198586
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3200970
  • microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb3200970

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