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.
<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
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |