Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-3223
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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-3223
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.25%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 88 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-3223
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
|
NIST |
8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-3223
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-3223
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
Microsoft Windows Unsafe Group Policy Update Lets Remote Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
Microsoft Windows 7 Group Policy Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
Microsoft Windows 7 (x86/x64) - Group Policy Privilege Escalation (MS16-072)
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-072 - Important | Microsoft Docs
Products affected by CVE-2016-3223
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*