CVE-2016-0182

Windows Journal Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2016-0182 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by KB3156421, released May 10, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
n/a
Critical
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Unlikely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1971
97th percentile

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when a specially crafted Journal file is opened in Windows Journal. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause arbitrary code to execute in the context of the current user. If a user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.</p> <p>For an attack to be successful, this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted Journal file with an affected version of Windows Journal. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Journal file to the user and then convincing the user to open the file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Windows Journal parses Journal files.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.318 KB3156421 May 10, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.318 KB3156421 May 10, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.16854 KB3156387 May 10, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.16854 KB3156387 May 10, 2016
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB3155178 May 10, 2016
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3155178 May 10, 2016
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB3155178 May 10, 2016
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB3155178 May 10, 2016
Windows RT 8.1 KB3155178 May 10, 2016
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 KB3155178 May 10, 2016
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 KB3155178 May 10, 2016