CVE-2016-3251

Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2016-3251 is fixed in 23 products on 1 platform, first by KB3172985, released July 12, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
3.3
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.5807
99th percentile

<p>A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses kernel memory addresses. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.494 KB3172985 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.494 KB3172985 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17024 KB3163912 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17024 KB3163912 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows RT 8.1 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 KB3168965 Jul 12, 2016

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