Windows Diagnostics Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2016-3231 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by KB3163018, released June 14, 2016. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service fails to properly sanitize input, leading to an unsecure library-loading behavior. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service sanitizes input, to help preclude unintended elevated system privileges.</p>
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | |||
| Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.420 | KB3163018 | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.420 | KB3163018 | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.16942 | KB3163017 | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.16942 | KB3163017 | Jun 14, 2016 |