CVE-2016-7217

Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7217 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by KB3198586, released November 8, 2016. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
4.2
Important
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.2155
97th percentile

<p>A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems KB3198586 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems KB3198586 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17190 KB3198585 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17190 KB3198585 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB3197873 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems KB3197874 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB3197873 Nov 8, 2016
Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems KB3197874 Nov 8, 2016
Windows RT 8.1 KB3197874 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 KB3197877 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 KB3197876 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB3197877 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) KB3197876 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB3197873 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 KB3197874 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB3197873 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) KB3197874 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2016 KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) KB3200970 Nov 8, 2016